Lecture 1 Flashcards
Basic Forest Management Concepts and Principles
What is land cover?
The biophysical coverage of land
The biophysical coverage of land
land cover
Give example of land cover
bare soil, rocks, forests, buildings, roads, and lakes
bare soil, rocks, forests, buildings, roads, and lakes is an example
example of land cover
Land cover is often categorized in broad classes such as
deciduous forest, coniferous forest, mixed forest, and grassland bare ground
Give example of land cover classes
deciduous forest, coniferous forest, mixed forest, and grassland bare ground
What is land use?
The total of arrangements, activities, and inputs applied to a parcel of land.
Refers to the social and economic purposes for which land is managed
IPCC land-use categories include forest land, cropland, grassland, wetlands, settlements, and other land.
The total of arrangements, activities, and inputs applied to a parcel of land
land use
Refers to the social and economic purposes for which land is managed
land use
What is land classification?
A systematic process of categorizing land based on its characteristics and potential use, granting legal status to such lands which determine the legally acceptable uses therein.
What defines a forest?
Land with an area of more than 0.5 hectare;
tree crown of more than 10 percent;
with trees able to reach a minimum height of 5 meters at maturity.
What is a tree?
A woody perennial with a single main stem, or several stems in the case of coppice, having a more or less definite crown.
A woody perennial with a single main stem, or several stems in the case of coppice, having a more or less definite crown.
tree
What is Sustained Yield Management (SYM)?
Management of forest resources on a continuous basis.
UTILIZATION = GROWTH
Management of forest resources on a continuous basis.
Sustained Yield Management (SYM)
What is Multiple Use Management?
Management of forest resources for the optimal combination of goods and services.
Two interpretations: Pearson’s Concept and Dana-McArdle’s Concept.
Management of forest resources for the optimal combination of goods and services
Multiple Use Management
Two interpretations of Multiple Use
a. Pearson’s Concept
b. Dana-McArdle’s Concept
What is Pearson’s Concept in Multiple Use Management?
Divides FMU into homogenous units with a single land use assigned to an FMU, achieving higher productivity through specialization.
Divides FMU into homogenous units with a single land use assigned to an FMU, achieving higher productivity through specialization.
Pearson’s Concept in Multiple Use Management
What is Dana-McArdle’s Concept in Multiple Use Management?
Divides the FMU into homogenous units with compatible land uses (2 or more) assigned to an FMU.
Divides the FMU into homogenous units with compatible land uses (2 or more) assigned to an FMU.
Dana-McArdle’s Concept in Multiple Use Management
Contemporary Concepts (3)
- Multi-Resource Management
- Landscape Ecosystem Management
- Watershed-Based Management
What is Multi-Resource Management?
Management of the forest as a single interactive system of plants, animals, soil, water, topography, and climate to produce/provide socially desirable goods and services.
Management of the forest as a single interactive system of plants, animals, soil, water, topography, and climate to produce/provide socially desirable goods and services
Multi-Resource Management
What is Landscape Ecosystem Management?
Considers the forest as an integral part of the entire spectrum of ecosystems in the formulation of resource production, conservation, and utilization strategies.
Considers the forest as an integral part of the entire spectrum of ecosystems in the formulation of resource production, conservation, and utilization strategies.
Landscape Ecosystem Management
What is Watershed-Based Management?
Considers the watershed as the primary basis of management.
Considers the watershed as the primary basis of management.
Watershed-Based Management
People-Centered Concepts (2)
- Sustainable Development
- Community-Based Forest Management
What is Sustainable Development?
Management of resources to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Management of resources to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Sustainable Development
What is Community-Based Forest Management?
The responsibility of managing forest resources is in the hands of local communities inside the forests, ensuring that local people benefit directly from the forest they manage.
The responsibility of managing forest resources is in the hands of local communities inside the forests, ensuring that local people benefit directly from the forest they manage.
Community-Based Forest Management
