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Biodiversity is decreasing at the fastest rate in the history of the earth, largely as a result of human activity. The sustainable use of ecosystems allowing maintenance of biological diversity is an urgent problem that must be solved. Among terrestrial ecosystems, forests support the richest biological diversity. The interaction of humans and forests has a long history, but recent changes have been the most drastic ever. The rapid decrease and deterioration of forest ecosystems has been caused by social, economic, and ecological factors, which may vary locally but are common globally. The mechanisms causing biodiversity loss through forest utilization and the results of that loss of biodiversity are still virtually unknown, although such knowledge is crucial to developing sustainable management strategies. The work featured in this book presents the results achieved by the RIHN project, together with reports on other international activities and related efforts, as ecologists, forestry scientists, environmental economists, and sociologists share in discussions of the issues.

Sustainable forestry --- Forest biodiversity conservation --- Forest ecology --- Foresterie durable --- Ecologie forestière --- Forest biodiversity conservation -- Congresses. --- Forest ecology -- Congresses. --- Sustainable forestry -- Congresses. --- Forestry --- Ecology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Forest biodiversity conservation. --- Forest ecology. --- Sustainable forestry. --- Ecologie forestière --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVBIOLO LIVBIOMO LIVMEDEC SPRINGER-B --- Forest productivity, Maintenance of long-term --- Long-term forest productivity, Maintenance of --- Maintenance of long-term forest productivity --- Forests and forestry --- Conservation of forest biodiversity --- Forest biodiversity --- Forest biological diversity conservation --- Conservation --- Life sciences. --- Biodiversity. --- Ecosystems. --- Landscape ecology. --- Forestry. --- Forestry management. --- Life Sciences. --- Forestry Management. --- Landscape Ecology. --- Sustainable agriculture --- Biodiversity conservation --- Forest conservation --- Forests and forestry. --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Nature conservation --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology --- Forest administration --- Forest plants --- Forest resource administration --- Forest resource management --- Forest stewardship --- Forest vegetation management --- Forestry management --- Stewardship, Forest --- Vegetation management, Forest --- Ecosystem management --- Management --- Administration --- Control