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,...
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