Sustainable forests. (News from the World of Trees).AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens is participating in a project to help assess the sustainability of the nation's forests. That information is destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. to be part of the United Nations' 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union , which will be held in Johannesburg this fall. At a recent meeting in Michigan, AMERICAN FORESTS' representatives met with representatives from the Communities Committee of the Seventh American Forest Conference; the U.S. Forest Service; local partner Jerry Murphy Jerry Murphy (born 23 September 1959 in Stepney, London) is a retired footballer, who played as a midfielder. Murphy started out with Terry Venables' Crystal Palace, making 269 appearances between 1978 and 1985, and scoring 25 goals. , director of the Gogebic County (MI) Economic Development Commission; consultant Maureen Hart; and citizens of Gogebic County and the surrounding area. The meeting was part of a three-year project that provides unique opportunities for local, regional, and national groups to explore how community-level data contribute to national and international efforts to describe and assess forest sustainability and community well-being. The goal is to work within, and provide guidance on implementing, a framework of criteria and indicators developed by 12 nations--Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation Russian Federation: see Russia. , the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and Uruguay--to assess what constitutes sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests. The questions addressed at that meeting will be used to prepare a comprehensive report on the state of the nation's forests. The "2003 National Report on Sustainable Forests" will benchmark what the United States knows about the condition of its forests, and what it will do to manage natural resources in a sustainable manner both today and in the future. This national effort to link different levels of sustainability indicators will contribute to the United Nation's 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development. Fore more on the 2003 report, visit http://www.fs.fed.us/sustained/index.html. To get involved in national forest sustainability efforts, visit the Roundtable on Sustainable Forests at http://www.sustainableforests.net. |
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