Journal articles: 'Forestry'

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McPherson, E. G. "Urban Forestry: The Final Frontier?" Journal of Forestry 101, no. 3 (April 1, 2003): 20–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/101.3.20.

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Abstract Forestry and urban forestry have more in common than practitioners in either field may think. The two disciplines could each take better advantage of the other's expertise, such as foresters' impressive range of scientific theory and technological sophistication, and urban foresters' experience in working with diverse stakeholders in the public arena. The wildland-urban interface is geographic center of convergence, and the nexus of forest ecology and human ecology will become forestry's next frontier–where forestry and urban forestry join together to construct healthier habitats for humans.

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Wood, Paul M. "Professional forestry, due diligence, and the advice of specialists." Forestry Chronicle 80, no. 5 (September 1, 2004): 567–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc80567-5.

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How can professional foresters ensure they practise with due diligence when they are charged with making decisions in which the advice of non-forestry specialists is one of the factors they must take into account? The case law on due diligence in Canada supports the need for appropriate expertise when potential regulatory offences are at stake. In a forestry context, the appropriate expertise is sometimes found among non-forestry specialists. As a result, professional foresters are growing increasingly reliant on the advice of such specialists. But especially in those provinces — BC, Ontario, and Quebec — with legislated exclusive professional forestry practice, professional foresters are often placed in the awkward position of having to judge the advice of specialists even when these foresters do not possess the expertise to make that judgment. Can foresters overrule the advice of non-forestry specialists? The case law on due diligence suggests they do so at their peril. By way of two hypothetical case studies, this paper highlights this dilemma, but also suggests that sharing the "decision-making space" may be a partial way to ensure that forestry decisions meet the demands of due diligence case law. Key words: professional ethics, professional forester, reasonable care, absolute liability, strict liability, R. v. Sault Ste. Marie

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Fisher, D. M. "Forestry and Foresters through the Forestry Chronicle." Forestry Chronicle 76, no. 4 (August 1, 2000): 586–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc76586-4.

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Block, Nadine E. "Credentialing and Accreditation Programs: Taking the Forestry Profession to the Next Level." Journal of Forestry 98, no. 4 (April 1, 2000): 18–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.4.18.

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Abstract A number of mechanisms exist within the forestry profession to identify individuals or programs that meet a set of standards. The Society of American Foresters' accreditation and Certified Forester ® program and state-sponsored registration and licensing are all intended to promote competency among forest practitioners, with varying degrees of effectiveness in reassuring the public and in influencing forestry education. Credentialing of individuals may serve as a valuable link between the profession and the public, but it is unlikely to raise the bar for professional forestry education.

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Drapalyuk, Mikhail, Aleksey Sivolapov, Vladimir Bugakov, and M. Razinkov. "140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTHDAY OF ALEXANDER VLADIMIROVICH TYURIN." Forestry Engineering Journal 12, no. 4 (January 1, 2023): 5–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.34220/issn.2222-7962/2022.4/1.

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In 2022, the foresters of our country are celebrating the 140th anniversary of the scientific, pedagogical, industrial and social activities of Professor Alexander Vladimirovich Tyurin. A.V. Tyurin worked in Voronezh for 24 years, foresters note the meaningful, fruitful life of a forester, scientist, educator of youth. Created with his participation, the Voronezh Higher Forestry School gradually transformed into a large forestry university of federal significance. He was characterized by broad erudition, benevolence, a sensitive attitude towards people - this is the attractive force that attracted him to solve complex problems (his students recall). Many dozens of works capture the thoughts of a veteran of Russian forestry. The work "Fundamentals of economy in pine forests" entered the treasury of classic works on forestry; Tables of the progress of plantation growth are widely used by every practical arborist and serve as a standard for comparison in the study of the structure of stands by arborists-scientists.

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Scoffield, E. V. "Stepping through the looking glass: A new relationship between professional foresters and forest technologists." Forestry Chronicle 79, no. 5 (October 1, 2003): 850–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc79850-5.

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The regulation of forest professionals in British Columbia is undergoing dramatic change. The long-standing close working relationship between professional foresters and forest technologists is now entrenched in legislation. A new Foresters Act came into law on June 20, 2003. It authorizes the Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters to regulate forest technologists as well as professional foresters. This new approach to the regulation of the two groups will build upon their healthy relationship and strengthen the forestry team as it grapples with the challenges ahead. Key words: forest professionals, professional forester, forest technologist, British Columbia, Foresters Act, regulation

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Beuter, John H. "Commentary: Forestry, Foresters, and SAF." Journal of Forestry 102, no. 1 (January 1, 2004): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/102.1.1.

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Ricard, Robert M., and Maureen H. McDonough. "What Do Foresters Think about Urban Forestry, Urban People, and Cities?" Journal of Forestry 105, no. 6 (September 1, 2007): 285–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/105.6.285.

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Abstract Urban residents affect forest policy and hence forest management decisions and outcomes. In addition, urban forestry has become more visible, integrated, and influential in the Society of American Foresters (SAF). However, little is known about what foresters think urban people know about forestry, what emphasis foresters believe should be placed on urban forestry compared with traditional forestry, and what foresters think about the purposes of urban forestry. Results of a nationwide mail survey of SAF members suggest that urban forestry is well accepted as a community of interest by respondents, that respondents lean more toward loving cities than hating them, and that respondents believe urban people understand some specific forestry objectives, such as the link between forests and wood products, but not many others.

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Luckert, M. K. "Why are enrollments in Canadian forestry programs declining?" Forestry Chronicle 80, no. 2 (April 1, 2004): 209–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc80209-2.

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Forestry enrollments in Canada have declined by approximately one-third between 1998/99 and 2002/03. A number of reasons, underlying the supply and demand of foresters, could explain these declines. Tuition fees are at an all-time high in real terms, public perceptions of foresters' ability to manage public forests may be sliding, and jobs in forestry have been declining. Statistical tests suggest a strong relationship between forestry jobs, lagged two and three years, and forestry enrollments. Given that forestry jobs declined in 2002/03, and that there seems to be a lagged relationship between jobs and enrollments, we may not yet have seen the bottom of forestry enrollments. Whatever the cause of declining enrollments, it appears time to contribute significant effort into investigating these issues further. Key words: forestry enrollments, forestry jobs, supply and demand of foresters, public perceptions of foresters

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Bennett, Brett M., and Frederick J. Kruger. "Forestry in Reconstruction South Africa: Imperial Visions, Colonial Realities." Britain and the World 8, no. 2 (September 2015): 225–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/brw.2015.0192.

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This articles analyses the establishment of state forestry programs in the Orange Free State and Transvaal following the end of the South African War/Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). British imperial administrators, led by Alfred Milner, sought to reconstruct the economy of the Transvaal and Orange Free State by using personnel who had worked previously in India and Egypt rather than by drawing on local experts in the Cape Colony or Natal Colony. Colonial foresters from the Cape Colony used the opportunities provided by reconstruction to export Cape-centric ideas about forest management to the Transvaal and Orange Free State. Ultimately, Milner's desire to bring in a top-rate forester from India failed, although his program of reconstruction instead brought in foresters from the Cape Colony who helped to harmonise South African forestry practices before Union in 1910. The interpretation put forward in this article helps to explain how Cape foresters exported ideas about climatic comparison and afforestation from the Cape into the rest of South Africa.

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Casey, Cynthia, and Robert Miller. "State Government Involvement in Community Forestry: A Survey." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 14, no. 6 (June 1, 1988): 141–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1988.035.

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State government involvement in community forestry varies from state to state. A survey sent to each state's Chief Forester provides information on community forestry assistance programs. Many programs are limited in scope, yet nearly all provide insect and disease control assistance, Arbor Day information and promotion, technical tree care assistance, and public information and education. Most programs are technical rather than financial in nature; however, sixteen states administer Federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance grants to communities, and five states provide financial assistance from state monies. Most programs are financed through combined state and federal funding, although eleven states rely on federal funding exclusively. Thirty-two state programs are administered by Urban Foresters or similar specialists. Budget and staffing limitations are cited by twenty states as major program obstacles. Despite limitations, expansion of services is predicted by twenty-seven states.

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Pytuliak, M. R., H. M. Dolopikula, and B. B. Havryshok. "Ecological and geographical peculiarities of the forests current state in state-owned forest enterprise “Berehiv forestry”." Man and Environment. Issues of Neoecology, no. 39 (June 26, 2023): 87–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.26565/1992-4224-2023-39-08.

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Purpose. To analysis of the current state of the forests on the territory of Berehiv forestry, geospatial features of their functional and age structure, species composition with the aim of optimizing forest use. Methods. Observation, systematic approach, analysis and synthesis, generalization, system-structural, comparative-geographical, cartographic, mathematical Results. The peculiarities of the geospatial distribution of forest areas on the territory of the state-owned forestry enterprise “Berehiv forestry”, their age structure, species composition, and distribution within forestry have been analyzed. Based on the primary materials, a map of forest categories in terms of forestry has been constructed and analyzed: “The categories of forest of the state-owned forestry enterprise “Berehiv forestry” in the context of forestry”. It has been defined that the forests perform the following functions: nature protecting, recreational and health-improving, and protective on the territory of the forestry. Despite the fact that the level of forest cover in the region is low and the forest areas are fragmented the production forests dominate here. Spatial analysis of the age structure and species composition in the forests of the State Enterprise "Berehiv Forest Farm" has been carried out. It has been found out that hardwood plantations dominate among the species composition of forest tracts. The leading place belongs to oak and beech stands. Conifers did not become widespread due to the peculiarities of local growth conditions. Tiny areas of low-value soft-leaved stands show the active and successful work of foresters. It has been clarified that the age structure of forests is dominated by medieval plantations. They are located mainly in the central and eastern parts of the territory that has been under the research. Mature and overmature stands dominate in the northern part. Conclusions. It has been identified that, the area, which has been under the research is the least forested in Thanscarpathia region. The production forests are located in the most forested central and northern parts of the forestry, while the other categorizes dominate in the eastern and western outskirts. The area of Berehiv forestry requires a set of measures to be done to grow forests on infertile acidic soils and optimization of the age structure of existing forest areas.

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Egan, Andrew F., Kathy Waldron, Jason Raschka, and John Bender. "Ecosystem Management in the Northeast: A Forestry Paradigm Shift?" Journal of Forestry 97, no. 10 (October 1, 1999): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/97.10.24.

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Abstract A survey of professional foresters in the northeastern United States was conducted to determine (1) whether professional forest resource managers viewed forest ecosystem management and other "new" forestry language as representing practical constructs, and (2) whether there is a difference between USDA Forest Service foresters and private-sector foresters in the degree to which they have applied "new" forestry. Results suggested that the forest management behaviors of most foresters in the region may be influenced more by traditional forestry concepts and language than by "new" forestry.

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Hull, R. Bruce, David P. Robertson, and Gregory J. Buhyoff. "“Boutique” Forestry: New Forest Practices in Urbanizing Landscapes." Journal of Forestry 102, no. 1 (January 1, 2004): 14–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/102.1.14.

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Abstract The owners of small forests are potential clients for professional forestry services and important constituents who can affect the future of forests and forestry. Unfortunately, many owners of small forests are wary of foresters and many foresters are cautious about practicing forestry on small forests. Nonetheless, we find encouraging evidence that a growing number of forestry professionals are forging positive and profitable relationships with these landowners. Interviews with private forestry consultants, forestry organization leaders, and public foresters, as well as with the landowners themselves, reveal opportunities and constraints for working successfully with this new clientele. Among the findings: Boutique forest owners are willing to conduct forest management activities to improve their properties.

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Midgley, S. J. "Australian foresters' role in global forestry." Australian Forestry 50, no. 2 (January 1987): 68–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049158.1987.10674497.

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SHARMA, NARAYAN. "NEW GENERATION FORESTERS FOR COMMUNITY FORESTRY." Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 15, no. 3 (January 2005): 253–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2005.9752526.

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Edwards, Pamela J., and Gordon W. Stuart. "State Survey of Silviculture Nonpoint Source Programs: A Comparison of the 2000 Northeastern and National Results." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 19, no. 3 (September 1, 2002): 122–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/19.3.122.

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Abstract The National Association of State Foresters conducts surveys of silviculture nonpoint source (NPS) pollution control programs to measure progress and identify needs. The 2000 survey results are summarized here for the nation and for the 20-state northeastern region. Current emphasis of NPS pollution programs is on education, training, and monitoring. Educational efforts are used to make more landowners aware of their responsibilities to control pollution during timber harvesting and to make the public and lawmakers more aware of effective pollution control procedures for forestry. Training of foresters, loggers, and landowners in NPS pollution control expanded during the last 4 yr in part due to forest industry's Sustainable Forest Initiative and increased logger accreditation and forester licensing programs. Several states reported improved compliance and performance in controlling NPS pollution as a result of certification and licensing programs. Recommendations are made to continue the progress in NPS pollution control in forestry.

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Hull, R. Bruce, David P. Robertson, Gregory J. Buhyoff, and Angelina Kendra. "What Are We Hiding Behind the Visual Buffer Strip? Forest Aesthetics Reconsidered." Journal of Forestry 98, no. 7 (July 1, 2000): 34–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.7.34.

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Abstract Forest aesthetics provide the public façade for forestry ethics. Current policies send a hypocritical message of citizens about the practice, intent and ethics of forestry by suggesting that foresters need to disguise the practice of forestry. Such policies imply, to an increasingly wary public, that forestry is bad for the land and that foresters cannot be trusted. We hope that the profession will discuss and negotiate an aesthetics policy that is consonant with--or part of--its Code of Ethics. We review the implications for forestry of competing aesthetic policies, and conclude that forestry should embrace an aesthetic ideal that is analogous to a gardener's work of tending a garden.

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Li, Cheng, and Yanjun Liu. "Selling Forestry Revolution: The Rhetoric of Afforestation in Socialist China, 1949–61." Environmental History 25, no. 1 (November 19, 2019): 62–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/envhis/emz081.

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Abstract This article attempts to cast doubt on prior scholarship regarding Maoist environmental rhetoric regarding forestry, which has tended to characterize it as destructive, militaristic, and irrationally extractive. Against this simplistic portrayal of Maoist rhetoric concerning Chinese forestry and Mao Zedong’s attitudes toward nature, this article demonstrates that the rhetoric of forestry and environment in general during Mao’s period is scientific, rational, and even constructive regarding tree planting. To demonstrate the rational and premeditated aspect of socialist forestry and environmental history, the article first explores the speeches and writings of Japan and Germany educated Liang Xi, probably the most important forester in early socialist China, who advocated tree planting as a way of tackling the problem of the scarcity of trees. During the early 1950s, his firm belief that tree planting could solve the problems of the Yellow River clashed with hydrologists who also aspired to solve China’s environmental challenges. Using newspaper reports from the People’s Daily, the article then examines the rhetoric of the “Greening the Motherland” campaign launched by Mao in 1956. During this campaign, Mao pushed the Yellow River’s tree-planting initiative to a national scale, thanks largely to the foresters’ concerted efforts of persuasion. This nationwide campaign, in concert with the new regime's state-building efforts, required foresters to instill knowledge of tree planting in a broad range of people at the grassroots level as well as to strategically integrate it within the socialist revolutionary and global environmental discourse.

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Pfund, Jean-Laurent, Léonard Farron, Sylvain Piaget, and Antoine Pochon. "L'évolution du cadre de travail et des compétences requises des forestiers neuchâtelois (essai)." Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen 164, no. 5 (May 1, 2013): 124–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3188/szf.2013.0124.

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Development of working conditions and skill requirements for foresters in the canton of Neuchâtel (essay) The framework conditions for foresters are influenced both by changes in the administration and by the ever more important relationship between the world of the forester and the worlds of specialists from other ecologically oriented disciplines or those concerned with management of natural areas. Forestry training generally suits the needs and structures of the Neuchâtel cantonal service for wildlife, forests and nature, but must imperatively take into account its need to be open to biological disciplines as well as to the administrative and legal aspects of land use planning. The continuing education organised inside the service plays a vital role and is based on certain forest values which are also easily accessible to colleagues from other disciplines.

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Curtis, David S. "Professional Regulation and Accountability in Forestry." Forestry Chronicle 66, no. 4 (August 1, 1990): 328–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc66328-4.

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Professional forestry organizations have a unique mandate to monitor and regulate the quality of forestry being practised in Canada. However, an inability or a reluctance by these organizations to fulfill this mandate coupled with increasing public concern over poor forestry practices could lead to other forms of regulation. This, in turn, could result in a decrease in the influence of foresters as a profession over the regulation of forestry practices.Professional self-regulation is one method of regulating a profession. Licencing schemes, which require a person to be registered before being able to practise, are generally more effective than certification schemes, which merely identify that members have met certain standards of training.Of the five professional forestry organizations in Canada, two are licensing-type organizations, while three are certification-type organizations.The roles of self-governing professional groups can include establishing and enforcing standards of conduct and practice, and discipline of members who fail to meet the prescribed standards. Where employer instructions conflict with professional ethics or standards, foresters should advise that they are unable to carry out the instructions. In this way, foresters, not employers, should hold the primary role in determining the quality of forestry practised in Canada.It is recommended that professional forestry organizations be licensing-type organizations, and develop and actively enforce high standards of conduct. Support must be provided for members who endeavour to live up to those standards.

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Labriole, Michaela M., and Valerie A. Luzadis. "New York Society of American Foresters' Perceptions of Climate Change." Journal of Forestry 109, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 89–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/109.2.89.

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Abstract Climate change may greatly impact forests in the northeastern United States, but no research has been conducted on how forest managers perceive this threat. Foresters' perceptions of climate change could impact their management decisions. We conducted an online survey of professional members of the New York Society of American Foresters (NYSAF). In this exploratory study, we found that although the majority was completely or mostly convinced that climate change is occurring, there was a great deal of disagreement regarding the impacts of climate change on New York State forests. Academic foresters, foresters with less than 10 years of experience, and liberal respondents were more likely to feel that climate change is occurring. These results can facilitate education and discussion within the national forestry community and contribute to a better understanding of the implications of forester perceptions on forest management, providing an important foundation for identifying if foresters feel that it is necessary to implement management regimes to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Young, W. "Forestry-Wildlife Interactions Comments by a Forester." Forestry Chronicle 61, no. 2 (April 1, 1985): 194–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc61194-2.

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Straka, Thomas J., and Christopher J. Childers. "Consulting Foresters’ View of Professional Forestry Education." Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education 35, no. 1 (January 2006): 48–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/jnrlse2006.0048.

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Mosina, L. V., E. A. Dovletyarova, and P. A. Petrovskaya. "Microbiological evaluation of forestry and forested ecosystem." RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, no. 4 (2015): 42–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2312-797x-2015-4-42-51.

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Ojha, Hemant. "Department of Forest's new community Forestry Guideline." Journal of Forest and Livelihood 2, no. 1 (April 7, 2024): 78–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfl.v2i1.59686.

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Department of Forest (DOF) has issued a new version of Community Forestry Guideline in May 2001, replacing the first version that was issued 10 years back. Officials engaged in developing this amendment indicate in their preface statements that a new versionof the guideline was felt necessary in the changing contexts of community forestry policies and practices over thepast several years in general, and in particular, to address the challenges of meeting escalating demand for increasingly diverse services to communities. The guideline was prepared with involvement of, and support from bilateral forestry projects, who deputed their representatives in the guideline review task force constituted by DOF. An outline of the draft guideline was discussed in two national level meetings of government forest officials and forestry project staff.

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Roosevelt, T., and R. N. Staebler. "Forestry and Foresters: Looking Back 100 Years." Journal of Forestry 98, no. 11 (November 1, 2000): 4–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.11.4.

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Damme, Laird Van, and Kenneth M. Brown. "The Ontario Advanced Forestry Program." Forestry Chronicle 68, no. 5 (October 1, 1992): 607–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc68607-5.

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Foresters use continuing professional education to keep abreast of new developments and adapt to changing job responsibilities. The demand for continuing professional education has grown recently in response to a public demand for forest management plans based on sound scientific principles and, as the level of involvement by diverse stakeholder groups has grown, foresters feel the need to increase their interpersonal effectiveness in complex, multi-perspective situations. In 1988, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources invited the School of Forestry at Lakehead University and the Faculty of Forestry at the University of Toronto to collaborate to design and implement a program of two-week intensive courses for mid-career foresters and other resource managers. The program has been successful during its first three years at reaching its target client base and there are positive indications that the program's educational objectives are being fulfilled. This article details the design and early track record of the Ontario Advanced Forestry Program (OAFP) that resulted from that collaboration.

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Gelinas, Don. "The Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada "The Voice of Forest Practitioners"." Forestry Chronicle 79, no. 4 (August 1, 2003): 809–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc79809-4.

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Since 1908, the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF/IFC) has been the national voice of forest practitioners. Membership includes foresters, forest technologists and technicians, educators, scientists and others with a professional interest in forestry. The CIF/IFC is the only national organization promoting professionalism and competency of forest practitioners as well as leadership and awareness in Canadian and international forestry issues. Through the CIF/IFC's twenty-three regional Sections and the CIF/IFC professional and scientific journal, The Forestry Chronicle, members are provided with opportunities to remain current. With this knowledge, members are able to influence decision-makers by identifying forest resource issues. CIF/IFC members also provide opportunities for public education relative to the importance of forestry in Canada. Key words: forest practitioners, professional, foresters, forest technologists, forest technicians, competency.

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Gelinas, Don. "The Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada « La voix des professionnels de la forêt »." Forestry Chronicle 79, no. 4 (August 1, 2003): 811–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc79811-4.

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Since 1908, the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada (CIF/IFC) has been the national voice of forest practitioners. Membership includes foresters, forest technologists and technicians, educators, scientists and others with a professional interest in forestry. The CIF/IFC is the only national organization promoting professionalism and competency of forest practitioners as well as leadership and awareness in Canadian and international forestry issues. Through the CIF/IFC's twenty-three regional Sections and the CIF/IFC professional and scientific journal, The Forestry Chronicle, members are provided with opportunities to remain current. With this knowledge, members are able to influence decision-makers by identifying forest resource issues. CIF/IFC members also provide opportunities for public education relative to the importance of forestry in Canada. Key words: forest practitioners, professional, foresters, forest technologists, forest technicians, competency

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Cubbage, Frederick W., Larry G. Jervis, and P. Gregory Smith. "Employment and Education in Forestry: National Perspectives, North Carolina Trends." Journal of Forestry 97, no. 9 (September 1, 1999): 24–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/97.9.24.

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Abstract A comparison of data on the first jobs of one university's forestry graduates with national data on members of the foresters' professional association points to some trends in forestry employment. Compared with older alumni and with Society of American Foresters members as a whole, recent graduates from North Carolina State University are taking fewer positions with federal agencies and in land management, but more consulting jobs and specialized procurement or environmental services positions. Graduates with advanced degrees are finding more career opportunities than bachelor's-degree foresters. To prepare their graduates for future employment, forestry education programs need to reflect regional differences in employment.

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Blaser, Jürgen. "Die Welt braucht Wald – braucht die Welt Forstwirtschaft? | The World Needs Forest – Does the World Need Forestry?" Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen 151, no. 12 (December 1, 2000): 508–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.3188/szf.2000.0508.

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This essay investigates in a provocative way of the question whether foresters and forestry are actually still necessary for forest tending and conservation. The first section briefly describes the various points of view on forest and forest management. The second section sets out the importance of the forest and its functions. The third section illustrates the insufficiencies of forestry, in particular the problematic issue of world-wide forest destruction which can be explained by a lack of values, poverty and increasing corruption. The fourth section points out the trends within forest development (certification,forest carbon trade, intensification of chemical pulp production and nature conservation), in which classical forestry occupies a rather passive than active role. Finally, the fifth section (‹Quo vadis, Forestry?›) consists of reflections on how forestry and the foresters could overcome the dilemma of passivity, in order to again occupy a leading role within forest development. It is important to expand the very narrow forestry circle and develop and realise a forest vision together with others.

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Robertson, A. "Teleforestry: Utilizing Television." Forestry Chronicle 62, no. 6 (December 1, 1986): 542–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc62542-6.

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Whether justified or not foresters are being criticized for inadequate and inappropriate forest management strategies. To address these criticisms and foster strong political and economic support for forestry a process called Teleforestry has been developed by a working party of the International Union of Societies of Foresters.In recognizing the tremendous impact that the television medium has on public opinion and for technology transfer, Teleforestry was designed as a dual process for developing television awareness among foresters and forestry awareness among television broadcasters.This article gives a brief introduction to the television news medium and some guidelines on how foresters can gain access to it and use it effectively. The potential of other aspects of television is discussed including drama, documentary drama and educational television. A plan for a World Teleforestry Conference, as a major media event, is outlined, including video teleconferencing, production of a forestry documentary, a forestry television awards festival, and supporting promotions and publications.

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Ribe, Robert G., and Mollie Y. Matteson. "Views of Old Forestry and New Among Reference Groups in the Pacific Northwest." Western Journal of Applied Forestry 17, no. 4 (October 1, 2002): 173–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wjaf/17.4.173.

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Abstract A public opinion survey was conducted in Washington and Oregon. It was not a representative poll sample but instead sampled groups of people favoring forest production, those favoring forest protection, and others not aligned with either of these viewpoints. There is strong consensus across groups regarding the unpopularity of established forestry methods and the need to regulate clearcutting. The weight of the sampled groups' opinions indicated that replanting and hiding clearcuts are not enough to make them acceptable, that New Forestry should not be practiced in old growth, and that foresters should attend more to wildlife. There was no clear weight of opinion that forest harvests be eliminated or clearcutting be banned. There was passionate distrust of foresters among many protectionists and nonaligned respondents, but most of the same people support New Forestry intentions. New Forestry offers a potentially more politically acceptable and stable basis for public forestry practice and policy. West. J. Appl. For. 17(4):173–182.

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Innes, John L. "Multidisciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and training in forestry and forest research." Forestry Chronicle 81, no. 3 (June 1, 2005): 324–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc81324-3.

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The nature of forestry is changing rapidly, with the social component becoming as or even more important than the traditional biophysical components. The role of participatory approaches to forestry has increased dramatically, and meeting the needs of people is now seen as a primary function of forestry. Increasingly, those needs are being defined through bottom-up approaches, rather than by governments or corporations. Foresters and forest scientists are poorly equipped to deal with this change, which is necessitating a much broader knowledge than has previously been required. At the undergraduate level, forestry programs are failing to teach the skills necessary for successful participation in this new form of forestry. At the graduate and post-graduate levels, young scientists are particularly disadvantaged, as the conservative nature of the academic system can actually work against attempts to be more interdisciplinary and more relevant. Scientists who are genuinely interdisciplinary may have difficulties finding employment, and current academic reward systems do not cope well with individual contributions to team efforts. The problem extends to the forestry profession, with many professional foresters being ill-equipped for their new roles, while at the same time they and/or their employers remain reluctant to enter into any form of re-training. Key words: university education, graduate training, interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, pedagogy, forestry training, forestry paradigms

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Hull, R. Bruce. "Forestry's Conundrum: High Value, Low Relevance." Journal of Forestry 109, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 50–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/109.1.50.

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Abstract Forests have never been more valuable or more at risk. So why isn't public attention riveted on forests? Why isn't Forestry's relevance increasing? The Journal is full of laments about Forestry being misunderstood by the public and misrepresented by media. This is a legitimate concern. However, a bigger problem exists: the declining political and economic power of Forestry's traditional patrons. Forestry is a service-oriented profession that emerged and evolved to meet the needs of powerful patrons; and several of these patrons—government agencies, forest industry, and commodity producing landowners—have declining power and influence. Forestry's future lies with new patrons: environmental nongovernment organizations, residential forest investors, and the working green infrastructure. Servicing these groups will require Forestry to develop new tools and tactics.

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Binkley, Clark S. "Sustainable Forestry, the Forestry Profession and Forestry Education." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 7, no. 1-2 (October 16, 1997): 111–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j091v07n01_04.

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Ashraf, S. M. Kamran, Kazi Kamrul Islam, and Saleha Khatun Ripta. "Synergizing Sustainable Solutions: Exploring the Nexus of Food Security and Social Forestry in Bangladesh." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science VIII, IIIS (2024): 337–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2024.803022s.

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Social forestry is centered on managing forests with a focus on the well-being of nearby communities, aiming to elevate impoverished populations by offering employment opportunities and addressing basic needs such as food, fodder, fuel, furniture, and resources. Through these efforts, social forestry not only fosters self-reliance among disadvantaged groups but also contributes to broader developmental goals. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of social forestry in improving the lives of rural poor individuals. We conducted a review using secondary data, selecting articles based on specific criteria and analyzing information from 16 chosen articles. Our investigation revealed that factors such as income, household size, education, staple food costs, and the gender of the household head significantly influence household food security, and social forestry initiatives can lead to considerable benefits. Our findings indicate that individuals without land are particularly engaged in social forestry projects, resulting in increased income levels, with some experiencing earnings exceeding $666. This approach also supports shifting cultivators, enhancing their livelihoods and expanding forested areas in the region. Furthermore, the adoption of agroforestry within social forestry plots has led to a notable shift, with approximately 64% of people transitioning to agroforestry practices, thereby augmenting rural women's incomes by up to $300. Overall, social forestry has contributed to a 31% increase in forested areas in Bangladesh. However, challenges such as confusion and high interest rates deter farmers from participating in social forestry initiatives. Addressing these issues could significantly enhance the popularity and income-generating potential of social forestry for rural communities.

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Luckert, M. K. "Inquiries into the role of economics in Canadian forestry." Forestry Chronicle 78, no. 4 (August 1, 2002): 499–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc78499-4.

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Forest economists have had a checkered history in showing their relevance to foresters in Canada. At the same time, foresters have sometimes seemed to ignore social considerations, identified by economists, in practices and policies. Although communication seems to be improving, there are still a number of divisive issues and associated viewpoints that inhibit the use of economics in forestry. In this paper, I investigate four hypotheses that could explain why forest economists and foresters in Canada have had such a hard time communicating. Hypothesis #1 is that economic concepts are irrelevant to forestry. Hypothesis #2 is that foresters are actually brilliant, but "dark side," economists that have structured systems to protect forests from economic forces. Hypothesis #3 is that foresters are "enlightened" economists that are catering to real social preferences that most economists do not understand. Hypothesis #4 is that forest economics may be relevant but is difficult within the contexts that it is practised. Analysis shows that while all hypotheses have elements of truth, the higher numbered hypotheses tend to be more supportable. Key words: relevance of forest economics, forest management, forest policy, social forestry, sustained yield

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Gilmour, Don. "The role of Australian foresters in international forestry." Australian Forestry 79, no. 1 (November 26, 2015): 63–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049158.2015.1109020.

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Klingberg, Tage. "Certification of forestry: A small-scale forester perspective." Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy 2, no. 3 (October 2003): 409–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11842-003-0028-0.

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RATNASINGAM, Jegatheswaran, Florin IORAS, Claudia Cristina VACALIE, and Lu WENMING. "The Future of Professional Forestry Education: Trends and Challenges from the Malaysian Perspective." Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 41, no. 1 (May 28, 2013): 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nbha4119139.

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The traditional forestry education schemes are no longer sufficient to train professional foresters to manage the forest resources in a changing world. Even in forest-rich nations such as Malaysia, the challenges faced by forestry education are growing. The declining student enrolment and interests in the field must be stopped, if the field is to remain viable. The roles played by the forest have shifted from purely commercial products exploitation to environmental and social centric. In this context, forestry education will need to be restructured to impart the necessary knowledge and skills to the foresters to enable them to perform up to expectation in the field.

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Bratkovich, Stephen M., Donald W. Floyd, and Larry E. Miller. "Forestry-Related Educational Needs of Innovative Ohio Sawmill Operators." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 13, no. 3 (September 1, 1996): 135–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/13.3.135.

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Abstract Thirty-two innovative Ohio sawmill operators were surveyed to assess perceived "job importance" and their "current knowledge" of 67 job-related skills divided into 6 subject areas. The discrepancy or gap between importance and knowledge scores was used to compute perceived educational need scores for the skills, 21 of which are highlighted in this paper. Although the subject area of "sawmill production" was ranked first by sawmill operators in both importance and knowledge, the areas of "environmental awareness" and "forest product marketing" had the highest perceived educational need. Seventy-five percent of the forests-related skills received "high" importance scores; however, with the exception of "maintaining an adequate log supply," forestry-related skills ranked in or near the bottom-half of all skills in perceived educational need. Sawmillers rated their knowledge of forestry-related skills such as "understanding the benefits of TSI" higher than their knowledge level of skills such as "exporting lumber" and "developing new wood products." Recommendations are given for field foresters to assist them in initiating a meaningful dialogue with sawmill operators to help bridge the often-encountered communication gap between sawmiller, forester, and NIPF landowner. North. J. Appl. For. 13(3):135-139.

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Mcquillan, Alan G. "Cabbages and Kings: The Ethics and Aesthetics of New Forestry." Environmental Values 2, no. 3 (August 1993): 191–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096327199300200305.

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The advent of new forestry in the United States represents a traumatic shift in the philosophy of national forestry praxis, a broadening of values to include aesthetics and sustainability of natural ecological process. The ethics of traditional forestry are shown to be ‘Stoic utilitarian’ and positivist, while the ethics of new forestry adhere closely to the ‘land ethic’ of Aldo Leopold. Aesthetics in traditional forestry are shown to be modernist, and to have developed from, and in opposition to a Romantic aesthetic of the late nineteenth century. This transition is traced from the first U.S. landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., to the first U.S.-born forester, Gifford Pinchot. The language and precepts of new forestry are shown to parallel those of postmodernism, and the possibility of a broadened aesthetics of forestry, developed through postmodernist criticism, is outlined. The language of gardening is used as a model of forestry praxis, with traditional forestry adhering to the principles of vegetable gardening, while new forestry offers an opportunity to flesh out an entire spectrum of gardening genres.

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Tombaugh, Larry W. "The Forces of Change Driving Forestry Education." Journal of Forestry 96, no. 2 (February 1, 1998): 4–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/96.2.4.

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Abstract No discussion of forestry education today can ignore the large and powerful forces that are redefining all of higher education--forces that will reshape education in forestry, too. Leaders in academia need to develop strong partnerships with their counterparts in the private and public sector so that forestry schools and colleges can continue to teach the scientific and technical skills that future foresters will need to manage our increasingly valuable forest resources.

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Tsaryk, L. P., and Y. V. Smerechynskyi. "Assessment of the prospects of creating new forests in Ternopil region." Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University series "Ecology", no. 27 (November 25, 2022): 72–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.26565/1992-4259-2022-27-06.

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Modern globalization processes, both in Ukraine and around the world, are leading to the increasing use of natural resources, including forests. That is why there is a question of assessing the restoration and increase of forest areas, which will ensure sustainable forest development. Purpose of the work is to evaluate the creation of forest resources within the Ternopil region and propose their optimization. Methods. Descriptive, statistical, comparative-geographical, analysis and optimization modeling. Results. The Ternopil region is one of the sparsely forested regions of Ukraine. Forestry enterprises of the region create new forests in the areas available for afforestation in the course of implementation of forestry management programs of the region, but the main limiting factor is the availability of land plots to meet the needs of afforestation. In order to optimize the process of increasing forested land, it is necessary to afforest lands unsuitable for agricultural production and to transfer self-forested lands to forestry enterprises. However, one of the obstacles to the transfer of land for the use of forestry enterprises is the reluctance to lose valuable assets in the form of land, and the vague prospect of receiving dividends. The state forestry enterprises of the region submitted applications to the city, village and village councils for the allocation of land plots, only some positive responses were received. It is also worth mentioning the problem of collective farm forests, which are currently not provided for use by forestry enterprises of the region and within which neither protection nor use of forest resources is carried out. The main problem for such forests is their transfer for permanent use to state or communal forestry enterprises, or communal enterprises with created specialized forestry units. Therefore, the optimal way out of such a situation can be considered the creation of communal forestry enterprises in territorial communities of the region, which would have the opportunity to gradually create new forests on such a basis. Conclusions. Thus, the identified problems and trends and problems of meeting the needs of the region in forests and achieving the optimal indicator of forest cover of the region allowed to open an alternative way to solve this problem on the basis of direct managers of potential land plots that can be afforested.

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Niedziałkowski, Krzysztof. "Why do foresters oppose the enlargement of the Białowieża National Park? The motivation of the State Forests Holding employees as perceived by social actors engaged in the conflict over the Białowieża Forest." Forest Research Papers 77, no. 4 (December 1, 2016): 358–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/frp-2016-0037.

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Abstract This study outlines the main motives of foresters opposing the enlargement of the Białowieża National Park to include areas managed by the State Forests Holding. The motives were identified using discourse analysis tools based on the semistructured interviews with 36 people representing various groups of actors engaged in the discussion on the management of the Białowieża Forest. The main motives I found are connected to: (1) a vision of how nature should be and the foresters’ mission; (2) fear of losing employment or getting a worse job; (3) the high esteem of the forester profession in local communities and an inferior vocational status of the national park employees; (4) defending the professional prestige of foresters and the State Forests Holding; (5) competition with national parks over natural areas; (6) forest science; (7) the wish to continue hunting in the Białowieża Forest; (8) bottom-up pressure on the State Forests Holding employees. The major conflict potential in the discourse around the Białowieża Forest is connected with the perception of its unique natural values and methods of protection. As a result, two opposing coalitions have formed: one supporting forestry interests and one encouraging conservation. The discourse of the forestry-supporting coalition is strengthened by an epistemic community of forest scientists. Some arguments presented by the foresters pushing for a continuation of forest management in Białowieża also indicate the involvement of path dependency, which, in combination with large differences between the coalitions, does not allow for optimism regarding the resolution of the conflict.

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White, David E. "International Forestry: New Zealand Forestry." Journal of Forestry 85, no. 3 (March 1, 1987): 41–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/85.3.41.

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Lewis, J. G. "Raphael Zon and Forestry's First School of Hard Knocks." Journal of Forestry 98, no. 11 (November 1, 2000): 13–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/98.11.13.

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Abstract When he enrolled in the New York State College of Forestry in 1899, Zon—later editor of the Journal of Forestry—found a struggling program. But the difficulties did not prevent faculty and students alike from learning. In some cases, they provided greater lessons than success might have taught. Fernow, the college dean, espoused the European ideal of forestry and emphasized economic return over silviculture. Unable to get along with the school forest's Adirondack neighbors, to retain both professors and students, and to secure steady funding, the program was dissolved in 1903; aided by Pinchot's money and maneuvering, Yale then assumed preeminence in forestry education for the century's first four decades. Zon's diary provides a student's view of the forestry school in 1900.

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Jiang, Yu, and Na Wang. "Impact of Biased Technological Change on High-Quality Economic Development of China’s Forestry: Based on Mediating Effect of Industrial Structure Upgrading." Sustainability 14, no. 16 (August 19, 2022): 10348. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141610348.

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The high-quality development of the forestry economy refers not only to the quantity of economic growth but also to the improvement of its quality, that is, driving forestry economic development through technological change and industrial structure upgrading. In this paper, a multi-angle indicator evaluation system and obstacle model were constructed to explore the current situation and obstacle factors of the high-quality development of the forestry economy in 31 Chinese provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) from 2005 to 2020. At the same time, based on the mediating effect of industrial structure upgrading, a mediating effects model was constructed to analyze the direct and indirect effects of forestry’s biased technological change on high-quality economic development. The results showed three key findings: (1) There was regional heterogeneity in the high-quality development of the forestry economy in China, and the biggest obstacle factor was technological change. (2) Forestry’s biased technological change had a significant positive effect on high-quality economic development, with a total effect of 0.222; industrial structure upgrading played a partial mediating effect, and 16.7% of the effect was indirectly realized by promoting industrial structure upgrading. (3) The contribution of forestry’s biased technological change to high-quality economic development in the western and northeastern regions was greater than that in the eastern and central regions. Based on this, the promotion of the high-quality development of the forestry economy and the enhancement of industrial structure upgrading through optimizing biased technological change were suggested.

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