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Can Lessons From The Community Rainforest Reforestation Program In Eastern Australia Be Learned?, Jerome K. Vanclay
Can Lessons From The Community Rainforest Reforestation Program In Eastern Australia Be Learned?, Jerome K. Vanclay
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
The Community Rainforest Reforestation Program (1993-2000) was an attempt to create healthy vegetated catchments that maximize wood production, environmental protection and employment in eastern Australia. Despite a AUD10 million outlay, these goals were not fulfilled, because of limited resources and continually changing circumstances (goals, staff, institutions) that hampered the efforts of both researchers and coordinators. Both technical and managerial lessons need to be learned: blanket guidelines are rarely helpful because species, nutrition and silviculture need to be matched to each site; vigour, provenance and nutrition of nursery stock is critical to plantation success; health surveillance should not be overlooked; early …
Sustainable Harvesting Of Tropical Rainforests: Reply To Keto, Scott And Olsen, Jerome K. Vanclay, E J. Rudder, Glenn Dale, G A. Blake
Sustainable Harvesting Of Tropical Rainforests: Reply To Keto, Scott And Olsen, Jerome K. Vanclay, E J. Rudder, Glenn Dale, G A. Blake
Professor Jerome K Vanclay
This paper refutes the Keto et al. proposition that the Queensland selection logging system is neither ecologically nor economically sustainable. The key requirements of this system are: (1) that logging guidelines are sympathetic to the silvicultural characteristics of the forest, ensuring adequate regeneration of commercial species and discouraging invasion by weeds; (2) tree-marking by trained staff specifies trees to be retained, trees to be removed and the direction of felling to ensure minimal damage to the residual stand; (3) logging equipment is appropriate and driven by trained operators to ensure minimal damage and soil disturbance, compaction and erosion; (4) prescriptions …