Ebook: Forest certification in sustainable development : healing the landscape

Content: What Is Forest Certification? --
The Certification Movement --
Forestry as an Evolution in Consciousness --
A Brief Look at Today's Forestry --
The Philosophical Foundation of Today's Forestry: An Overview --
Sustainability --
The Soil-Rent Theory --
Historical Errors in Forestry --
The Reductionist Mechanical World View --
The Linearity of Current Thinking --
Biological Capital vs. Economic Capital --
Salvage Logging --
Indigenous Forests and Ecological Sustainability --
Old-Growth Forests and Biological Sustainability --
Sustainable Forestry Through the Process of Certification --
Certification and Trusteeship --
A Certified Forest as a Living Trust --
Public Lands --
Private Lands --
The Importance of Certification --
Freedom --
A Sense of Values --
Questions of Science vs. Questions of Social Value --
Gross Domestic Product, Eco-Efficiency, and Genuine Progress Indicator --
Gross Domestic Product --
Eco-Efficiency --
Genuine Progress Indicator --
The History of Forest Certification --
SmartWood --
The Philosophy and Operating Principles of SmartWood --
Institute for Sustainable Forestry --
Forest Stewardship Council --
Things To Do Prior to Seeking Certification --
How the Certification Process Works --
In the Forest --
Applicant's Responsibilities Prior to the Arrival of the SmartWood Assessment Team --
On-Site Assessment Procedures --
Choosing the Team --
The Initial Team Planning --
Assessment of the Applicant's Management --
Assessment in Field --
Compliance with Laws and Principles of the Forest Stewardship Council.