Forests And Global Change

Boreal forests form Earth's largest terrestrial biome. They are rich in ecosystem and landscape diversity, though characterized by relatively few plant species, as compared to other forested regions.

This book discusses forest degradation in three sections on general, climatic, and land-use degradative effects.

This edited collection assesses governance in forestry programmes and projects, including REDD+ governance. It examines political representation, participation and decentralisation in forest governance, providing insight as to how forest governance arrangements can be responsive to the socio-economic interests of local people and communities who live adjacent to and depend on forests.

Almost 50% of the total area of Austria is forested, and the forests are dominated by commercially valuable stands of Norway spruce.