forestry
Sign in to savethumb |A Timberjack wheeled harvester stacking cut timber in [[Finland]] Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. The science of forestry has elements that belong to the biological, physical, social, political and managerial sciences. Forest management plays an essential role in creating and modifying habitats, and affects ecosystem services provisioning. A practitioner of forestry is a forester.
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Forestry is the science and practice of managing forests and woodlands to produce resources while maintaining environmental health, combining knowledge from biology, ecology, social sciences, and management. It matters because forest management shapes habitats, affects the services ecosystems provide to humans, and influences how we sustainably use forests for both human benefit and environmental conservation.
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13 sectionsContents
- Science
- Forestry as a science
- Dendrology and silviculture
- Genetic diversity in forestry
- Forest management
- Urban forestry
- Forestry education
- History
- Silvologists
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb |A Timberjack wheeled harvester stacking cut timber in [[Finland]] Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. The science of forestry has elements that belong to the biological, physical, social, political and managerial sciences. Forest management plays an essential role in creating and modifying habitats, and affects ecosystem services provisioning. A practitioner of forestry is a forester.
Modern forestry generally embraces a broad range of concerns, in what is known as multiple-use management, including: the provision of timber, fuel wood, wildlife habitat, natural water quality management, recreation, landscape and community protection, employment, aesthetically appealing landscapes, biodiversity management, watershed management, erosion control, and preserving forests as "sinks" for atmospheric carbon dioxide.