TY - BOOK AU - Higman, Sophie AU - Mayers, James AU - Bass, Stephen AU - Judd, Neil AU - Nussbaum, Ruth TI - The sustainable forestry handbook: a practical guide for tropical forest managers on implementing new standards T2 - The Earthscan Forestry Library SN - 1844071189 AV - 634.928 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Earthscan N2 - Aims to be the essential aid to understanding and implementing sustainable forest management, providing guidance on the practicalities of implementing international standards for sustainable forest management. Covers: the international standards for forest management; what the standards require; using an environmental management policy; meeting the requirements; tackling social issues; and forest management certification. This fully updated second edition includes the new Forest Stewardship Council requirements, High Conservation Value Forests, clearer guidelines on pesticides and developments in policy and forest governance. Appendices list the standards, technical examples, international conventions and further information sources. Glossary and list of acronyms and abbreviations ER -