Sustainable Forestry

In Forestry, RIL stands for _____________.

• Reduced Impact Logging

• Really Intensive Logging

• Resting In Logs

• Rankine International Loggers

Organizations that examine the practices of timber companies to determine if their harvesting methods are sustainable.

• monoculture

• salvage logging

• prescribed burns

• sustainable forestry certification

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A Christmas tree farm is an example of ___

• monoculture

• salvage logging

• prescribed burns

• sustainable forestry certification

The removal of small trees underbrush, and snags by timber companies.

The removal of snags following a natural disturbance.

• monoculture

• salvage logging

• prescribed burns

• sustainable forestry certification

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Suggest one way you think forests could be managed that allow for logging as well as preservation of that ecosystem?

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Resource Management

• Managing financial diversity for government agencies

• Management of renewable resources

• Managing how resources are harvested so they aren't depleted

• Managing profit shares for logging companies

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T/F - Resource managers make decisions based on scientific research, politics, economics and social issues

• True

• False

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What is the primary goal of sustainable forestry?

• To maximize timber production

• To balance ecological, economic, and social benefits

• To eliminate all logging activities

• To convert forests into agricultural land

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Which of the following practices is commonly associated with sustainable forestry?

• Clear-cutting large areas

• Planting monocultures

• Selective logging

• Burning forests to clear land

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In sustainable forestry, what is the significance of maintaining biodiversity?

• It increases timber yield

• It ensures ecosystem resilience and health

• It reduces the cost of forest management

• It simplifies the logging process

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