Sustainability of forests in Britain: is it a consensus, or still contentious?

PRYOR, Simon

Publication year:

2000

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISBN:

84-8419-994-0

ISSN:

1137-8603

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Summary

The forest policy of Britain has three pillars, upon which there is remarkable consensus: sustainable management, multi-purpose benefits and protection and expansion of the forest area. However, when it comes to deciding on the detailed meaning of some of these broad concepts there is more debate. Most of the debate of the last couple of decades in Britain has been about environmental issues, but social issues are now increasing in prominence. This paper concentrates on the social and environmental issues raised in the sustainability discussion in Britain.