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Title: Education, Research and Innovation: Transforming Forest Management in the 21st Century (Guest Editorial)
Author : Rod Keenan
Release Date : January 01, 2010
Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 61 KB

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I began my career about what is generally regarded as a generation ago in 1980 as a researcher in Tasmania. Forestry then seemed a relatively simple business: land use conflicts were low and the national park estate was small; there was little public scrutiny of forest practices; forest management agencies had considerable policy influence; wood supply (except in South Australia) was largely from public native forests; the establishment of the softwood plantation estate was in full swing; use of wood and demand for wood products in a growing population was increasing rapidly and public and political support for the industry was high. We had developed systems to effectively regenerate most of our eucalypt forests and built a considerable technological capability in softwood plantation management. There were many technical challenges, but these were considered rational and bounded with feasible solutions given sufficient resources and intellectual effort. Transformations and challenges