Name:AphichatTonjai DueDate:10/19/14

ArticleTitle:CanSustainableManagementSaveTropicalForests? Author/Source:By
RichardE.Rice,RaymondE.GullisonandJohnW.Reid

A.Notes
rainforestshelteraricharrayoffloraandfauna,onlyasmallfractionofwhichscientists
haveproperlyinvestigated.
Manyconservationistrelyontheideatoconservetheresources.Liketumber
sustainablemanagementrequirebothrestrainttocutandtoreplantthearea.
CuttingofMahoganyMahoganyseedcangrowprosperedafteronlyaftersizablenatural
disturbances.
Realizationthatlittlenaturalgrowthwouldoccurevenifcutsparingly
Theoryincludemimickingnatureconditiontoaidingrowth.=Wouldbeverydifficult
Someloggingcompanygotnonoeconomicincentivetoinvestinsustainable
management.
Logging,usuallywouldgoafterthemostvaluable(highvalue)trees.
Loggingasquicklyaspossibleisforaprofit$unlikedelayingthatofferlittlehelp.
Unrestrictedloggingis2to5timemoreprofitablethanrestricted(continuoussupply).
Unrestrictedloggingisextremelypowerfulindevelopingcountry.
Profit(especiallywheninpoorcountry)vs.Conserve(lessprofitbutcontinuoussupply)
Somebelievethatloggingforprofitwellbenefitthecountryandlaterprovideincentiveto
conserve.
Environmentalistpointtolongtermaccessaissueforunsustainable
management.(DEMANDUPOVERTIME)
Idealforgreenlabelingcompanyusingsustainablepractices
Consumerwillingtopay10%morefromgreenlabelcomparetootherproduct
Onepossibilityistoprovidetimbercompanieswithlowinterestloansincentiveto
conserve
Anotheroptionistopromotethepreservationoflargeforestedareaswithinandaround
timberconcessions.
Nosinglestrategywillworkforallforest.

B.Summary
Thearticlesummarizethechallengeofkeepingtheforestsustainablebutalsotomakeprofit
fromit.Itexplainhowthedesiretomakeaprofitindevelopingcountrieswoulddestroyforestbut
itneededtosupportthebusinessandthepeoplethatneedthemoney.Whileindustrialized
nationwouldhavethemoneyandreasonforsustainablelogging.Therearewaystopromote
preservationbutnottheirnosinglestrategythatwouldworkforalltheforest.

C.PersonalOpinion
Ipersonallythoughtthatallitrequireistoconservetheresourcesandastraightforward
approach.Butonceunrestrictedloggingduetotheeconomyofadevelopingnationitwould
makeitmorecomplex.Ibelievethatloansoraidtothosecompanythatengageinunrestricted
loggingwouldhelptopreservethetrees.Sinceindustrializednationwouldattempttheeffortto
conservetheresourcesbecauseofincentive.