When our ancestors first sighted the lands of the New World, they were aghast at the volume of untapped resources that lay before their eyes. Having come from a European continent that had already been largely depleted of its natural resources, they felt that this uncharted territory would give them enough fish, gold, and trees to last them and their descendants for countless generations. In the centuries that followed, the Industrial Revolution and the globalization of trade quickly changed this equation. This not only made these resources scarce once more, but we also began to face the notion that we…
Core tenets of sustainable forestry management
