General Info
- Definition:
- Harvesting trees and other woody vegetation for timber, fiber, or fuel.
- Keywords:
- Logging, wood harvesting, clear cutting, hardwoods, ironwood, pulp operations, fuel wood, charcoal production, biodiversity, conservation, direct, threat
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Such as clear cutting of hardwoods, selective commercial logging of
ironwood, pulp operations, fuel wood collection, and charcoal
production. Felling trees to clear agricultural land goes in the
appropriate category in Agriculture and Aquaculture. If it is a few
timber species that are planted on a rotation cycle, it belongs in Wood
and Pulp Plantations. If it is multiple species or enrichment plantings
in a quasi-natural system, it belongs here.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Direct threats to biodiversity’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation threat use the Conservation Pages.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Direct threats to biodiversity’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation threat use the Conservation Pages.
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