Paradigms in tropical forest plantations: a critical reflection on historical shifts in plantation approaches

Policies to promote household based plantation forestry and their impacts on livelihoods and the environment: cases from Ethiopia, China, Vietnam and Sweden

“…The challenge associated with land availability needs to be seen at different levels -at global and national level (to meet the growing demand for food and wood for energy and for industrial use) and at household levels (to meet subsistence wood and food needs while also responding to market demands). The question to be addressed is how can forest policies be made effective to promote sustainable smallholder forestry systems which contribute to meeting the growing demand for wood at local, national and global levels while also assisting the efforts of climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and combating of desertification (Szulecka et al 2014).…”

Impacts in Regional Socioeconomic Structure Due to Forestry in Paraíba Valley – Using Remote Sensing

“…Eucalyptus plantation is growing worldwide. According to Szulecka et al (2014), in 2005 planted forests accounted for 7% of the global area of forest cover and occupied between 264-271 million hectares, that's because between the decades of 1990 and 2010 efforts to expand these plantations increased significantly. Due to this scenario, there were discussions throughout civil and academic environment involving the causes and consequences resulting from this expansion (Schirmer, 2006).…”

“…Due to this scenario, there were discussions throughout civil and academic environment involving the causes and consequences resulting from this expansion (Schirmer, 2006). The line of argument generally addresses the impacts to the natural environment, such as soil, water and biodiversity (Szulecka et al, 2014). However, this type of monoculture can also change the economic, social, cultural and power dynamics of the communities where they are implanted (Turnbull, 1999;Dean, 2004;Schirmer, 2006).…”

Standards and guidelines for forest plantation management: A global comparative study

“…In this perspective, while subsidising forest plantations has been a common practice (Szulecka et al, 2014), its effectiveness is debatable, since this may act as a disincentive to sustainable management of natural forests. Also, by flooding the market with cheap timber and fibres they can either make natural forest management uncompetitive or, on the contrary, help in raising consumer demand for wood products from both planted and natural forests (IIED, 2004;Buongiorno et al, 2012).…”