Woodlands, forests and ecosystem services.
by Chris, 23 March, 2016, 0 comments
Woodlands and forests provide us with a number of ecosystem services - things that contribute directly or indirectly to our well being. Perhaps most obviously, woodlands and forests can provide us with sustainable sources of wood and timber; other products include fruits (e.g. acai) and nuts (brazils, walnuts), honey and medicines.
Sadly, often our management of these resources does not make for happy reading. Over-exploitation of natural resources is not, however, a new phenomenon. History furnishes us with many examples of deforestation / clearance of woodlands - from China, Japan, the Indus valley, etc. long before various European / colonial influences came to bear. Read more...
