- "Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits."
The use of technology and tools to design, construct, and manage forest roads, bridges, and other infrastructure.
Silviculture: Study of forest regeneration and management, including species selection and growth.
Forest ecology: Study of forest communities and the interactions of species within them.
Forest hydrology: Study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water in forest ecosystems.
Forest soils: Study of soil properties and their relationship to forest growth and management.
Forest economics: Study of the economic factors affecting forestry operations and forestry products.
Forest management: Planning and implementation of forest management practices, including timber harvests and wildlife management.
Logging systems: Study of the methods and equipment used in forestry operations, including tree felling, skidding, and processing.
Forest inventory: Assessment of forest resources, including timber volume, stand density, and species composition.
Geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing: Use of technology to collect and analyze spatial data related to forest resources.
Forest policy and law: Study of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing forestry practices.
Forest fire management: Planning and implementation of fire prevention and control measures in forest ecosystems.
Forest roads and transportation: Planning and design of forest roads and transportation systems to support forestry operations.
Forest health and pest management: Study of forest pests and diseases, and the methods used to control them.
Forest recreation and tourism: Planning and implementation of measures to promote sustainable forest tourism and recreational activities.
Forest management: The planning, administration, and implementation of sustainable forestry practices, including harvesting, soil rehabilitation, and resource protection.
Forest operations: The design and execution of timber harvesting systems, road construction, and maintenance, including environmental considerations such as minimizing damage to soil, water, and wildlife habitats.
Forest inventory: The collection and analysis of data related to forest resources, including information on timber species, growth rates, and distribution for planning and decision-making.
Remote sensing and GIS: The use of remote sensing technologies, satellite imagery, and GIS tools to map, monitor, and analyze forest resources, including changes in forest cover, timber volume, and forest health.
Forest ecology: The study of forest ecosystems, including their structure, composition, and function, and how they are affected by natural and human disturbances.
Forest policy and economics: The analysis of laws, regulations, and market trends that impact forestry practices, as well as developing policies that promote sustainable forest management and support the economic benefits of forestry.
Forest biometrics: The application of mathematical and statistical techniques to forest management problems, including growth and yield modeling, stand and stock analysis, and resource optimization.
- "The science of forestry has elements that belong to the biological, physical, social, political and managerial sciences."
- "Forest management plays an essential role in the creation and modification of habitats and affects ecosystem services provisioning."
- "Modern forestry generally embraces a broad range of concerns, in what is known as multiple-use management."
- "The provision of timber, fuel wood, wildlife habitat, natural water quality management, recreation, landscape and community protection, employment, aesthetically appealing landscapes, biodiversity management, watershed management, erosion control, and preserving forests as 'sinks' for atmospheric carbon dioxide."
- "Forest ecosystems have come to be seen as the most important component of the biosphere, and forestry has emerged as a vital applied science, craft, and technology."
- "A practitioner of forestry is known as a forester."
- "Another common term is silviculturist. Silviculture is narrower than forestry, being concerned only with forest plants, but is often used synonymously with forestry."
- "All people depend upon forests and their biodiversity, some more than others."
- "Forestry is an important economic segment in various industrial countries, as forests provide more than 86 million green jobs and support the livelihoods of many more people."
- "For example, in Germany, forests cover nearly a third of the land area."
- "Wood is the most important renewable resource."
- "Forestry supports more than a million jobs and about €181 billion of value to the German economy each year."
- "Worldwide, an estimated 880 million people spend part of their time collecting fuelwood or producing charcoal."
- "Some 252 million people living in forests and savannahs have incomes of less than US$1.25 per day."
- "Human populations tend to be low in areas of low-income countries with high forest cover and high forest biodiversity, but poverty rates in these areas tend to be high."
- "Forestry includes the provision of timber, fuel wood, wildlife habitat, natural water quality management..."
- "...recreation, landscape and community protection..."
- "...and preserving forests as 'sinks' for atmospheric carbon dioxide."
- "Many of them women."