Sustainable Forest Management: The role of reduced-impact logging (RIL) for timber and environmental sustainability.
We now are at a stage in SFM where we require information on the thresholds of logging intensity where benefits of RIL practices on forest recovery are discernible, and what combination of other silvicultural practices will sustain timber yields within economically viable cutting cycles. These questions are obviously compounded by the forest locality and management regulations, variation in soils and forest dynamics, that all vary widely across the Amazon region. In this project we ask these questions of forest management specific to the Guiana Shield ecoregion, distinct for it's nutrient poor crystalline soils, high carbon stocks, long-lived trees, and Fabaceae dominated forests. Follow our work on Research Gate.
We now are at a stage in SFM where we require information on the thresholds of logging intensity where benefits of RIL practices on forest recovery are discernible, and what combination of other silvicultural practices will sustain timber yields within economically viable cutting cycles. These questions are obviously compounded by the forest locality and management regulations, variation in soils and forest dynamics, that all vary widely across the Amazon region. In this project we ask these questions of forest management specific to the Guiana Shield ecoregion, distinct for it's nutrient poor crystalline soils, high carbon stocks, long-lived trees, and Fabaceae dominated forests. Follow our work on Research Gate.
Achieving a green state: Building human capacity for natural resource management in Guyana.
WWF-Guianas through support from a NORAD grant is facilitating capacity building for students and faculty at the University of Guyana (UG) in collaboration with the University of Florida (UF) and other US institutions. The overarching goal of the collaboration is to strengthen capacity within Guyana to achieve sustainable forest management associated with Guyana’s Green Development Strategy and REDD+ policies to mitigate climate change.
These capacity building goals will be achieved through academic and research exchange between faculty and students in the form of short courses, and support for student research related to natural resource management.
Please see course syllabus and project activities for additional information.
Project Personnel:
Gyanpriya Mahara. Director, Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity. University of Guyana [[email protected]].
Anand Roopsind. PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, University of Florida [[email protected]].
Matt Hallet. PhD Candidate, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida [[email protected]].
Chuck Hutchinson. Protected Areas Specialist. WWF-Guianas [[email protected]]
WWF-Guianas through support from a NORAD grant is facilitating capacity building for students and faculty at the University of Guyana (UG) in collaboration with the University of Florida (UF) and other US institutions. The overarching goal of the collaboration is to strengthen capacity within Guyana to achieve sustainable forest management associated with Guyana’s Green Development Strategy and REDD+ policies to mitigate climate change.
These capacity building goals will be achieved through academic and research exchange between faculty and students in the form of short courses, and support for student research related to natural resource management.
Please see course syllabus and project activities for additional information.
Project Personnel:
Gyanpriya Mahara. Director, Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity. University of Guyana [[email protected]].
Anand Roopsind. PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, University of Florida [[email protected]].
Matt Hallet. PhD Candidate, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida [[email protected]].
Chuck Hutchinson. Protected Areas Specialist. WWF-Guianas [[email protected]]
