Fast-grown plantations, forest certification, and the U.S. South: Environmental benefits and economic sustainability

New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 266-289

  Cubbage, Frederick W ^a   Siry, Jacek P ^b   Abt, Robert C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Environment; Forest certification; Plantations; Sustainable forestry

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FAST-GROWN FORESTS; FOREST CERTIFICATION SCHEMES; PINE PLANTATIONS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

CERTIFICATION; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; UNITED NATIONS;

CERTIFICATION; E I S; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; PINUS; PLANTATIONS; SHORT ROTATION TREES; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744756079     PISSN: 00480134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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