Value of Maintaining Natural Ecosystems: Term Paper

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This report further relates that an agreement has been reached among companies who participate in the Sustainable Forest Initiative program in accomplishing the following: (1) Develop specific plans and policies to achieve forest sustainability; (2) Ensure prompt reforestation; (3) Protect water quality; (4) Enhance wildlife habitat; (5) Minimize visual impact of harvesting; (6) Protect special sites; (7) Contribute to biodiversity; (8) Improve wood utilization; (9) Continue prudent use of forest chemicals to ensure forest health; (10) Foster the practice of sustainable forestry on all forestland - industrial, private, and public lands; (11) Publicly report progress; and (12) Provide opportunities for public outreach and education. (Jastrzembski, nd)

SUMMARY and CONCLUSION

Sustainability is a concept of conservation in which those involved take special care in their use of the forest and the forest products through the methods reviewed in this work. While preservation of forest lands might have been most desirable historically, with the present drought in the United States and the resulting danger of wildfires, it is likely that forest conservation is the best choice as noted by those involved in the Maryland Forest Sustainability program reviewed in this study.
Bibliography

Jastrezembski, Patrice (nd) Maryland Forests: Conservation vs. Preservation. Online available at http://mdforests.org/ee18.htm

Jastrezembski, Patrice (nd) Maryland Forests: Sustainability. Online available at http://mdforests.org/ee30.htm

Maryland Forests

Sustainability" by Patrice Jastrzembski

Across our nation there are thousands of logging, lumber, specialty woods, and paper companies that supply us with wood and paper products. These companies are referred to collectively as the forest products industry.

In Maryland alone, over 14,000 people are employed by the forest products industry. These include loggers, foresters, truckers, sawmill workers, papermill employees, and support staff.

Many forest products industry companies and.....

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