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Book Presentation: Trees of Life – Our Forests in Peril

By Alexander Watson on May 29 2015
What we do to earth we do to ourselves - What we do to our forests we do to ourselves!

Notes of the Author

My concerns are international and my book compares the wisdom our Native American culture developed about the details of nature to the values our western culture places on nature. Our indigenous people lived with nature and were required to understand the complexity and detail of their surroundings to survive. 34 years of experience with the U.S. Forest Service and after reviewing the curriculum of most forestry schools in the US, I find the focus of our science to be on what we can take from the forests rather than what is needed to keep our remaining forests healthy, vigorous and, above all else maintain or improve the diversity of the forest mosaic. I am suggesting intensive forest management that recognizes and manages the unique individual forest communities that make up our forests. I truly believe that diversity is the key to sustainability, balance and health of our remaining forests. Focusing our efforts on the needs of the remaining forested lands will provide the valuable natural resources from pour forests we have relied on for hundreds of years. Brian E. Stout
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in Case studies, Ecology, Sustainable forest management, Uncategorized
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Building Bridges Between Impact Investors and Sustainable Forestry

By Alexander Watson on November 23 2013

The challenge

The annual worldwide deforestation is about 13 million hectares, predominantly in the tropics. We believe that reforestation is one opportunity to counter deforestation. At the same time it can help to satisfy the increasing demand for timber, which is estimated to grow by 50 percent by 2050.
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in Economy, Impact investing, Risk management, Sustainable forest management
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Workshop: forest investment business plan

By Alexander Watson on September 03 2013

Overview Online practice session with Q&A | start: 16.09.2013 | location: Impact Forestry Forum Introductory article on the workshop: What should a successful business plan look like? Download: forest investment plan Manual for using the forum Forum policy We recommend to start the workshop with reading the introductory article, which provides...

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in Business development, Economy, Impact investing, Sustainable forest management, Uncategorized
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What should a successful business plan look like?

By Alexander Watson on September 02 2013

Theory and experiences of writing a forest investment business plan for sustainable forestry projects

Talking about forest investment business plans is a wide field. In this introduction, we focus on general components of the business plan, like goals, presentation formats, content and information quality. Prepared with these background information we present and discuss a real business plan in the practice session. This more specific discussion takes place at the Impact Forestry Forum. Find the business plan for download at the end of this article.
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in Business development, Economy, Impact investing, Sustainable forest management, Uncategorized
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People-Centred Land Governance for Impact Investing in Sustainable Forestry

By Alexander Watson on May 30 2013

Prevent land grabbing: Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Land Tenure

At the Global Land Forum in Antigua, Guatemala, the International Land Coalition reported about the observed increasing levels of land grabbing and land concentration that are embedded in wider political and economic choices, including poorly regulated investment frameworks and poor governance that do not respond to the needs of rural communities, undermine democratic processes, create unhealthy environments and unequal societies, and perpetuate poverty and hunger. To avoid negative effects like land grabbing, Impact Investing for Sustainable Forestry (IISF) requires strict guidelines for responsible governance of land tenure rights.
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in Impact investing, Vision
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Biological rationalization in forestry

By Alexander Watson on March 25 2013

Manage forests actively or let nature do the work?

Nature has optimized the collaboration between organisms over the past billion years. Why not use this experience in forestry? For the optimization of a sustainable management it is necessary to understand the dynamics of forest ecosystems. On this basis forest managers have to decide whether natural dynamics support the management goals or active management measures are required.
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in Ecology, Economy, Sustainable forest management
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