Abstract
The first chapter of the book initially addresses the definition of planted forests, industrial forests and industrial forest plantations. It also contextualizes historically the evolution of the term forest plantations, citing the several international organizations involved and different attempts to satisfy many actors and opinions. Facts and figures are also presented to illustrate the evolving roles that forest plantations have undertaken over the years. Some comprehensive statistics are included to emphasize the importance and benefits of its expansion. The chapter also presents some important future trends that guide the need for the forest planning and forest management techniques discussed in the book. These tools may overcome the challenges brought by the more complex and conflicting social, economic and environmental goals confronted by the forest sector. Although regularly challenged by new technological advances, it is important to realize that trees are still one of the most efficient ways to produce highly demanded materials, with minimal collateral negative impacts. The argument stands in the principle that, being a renewable organism that synthesizes carbon fueled by sun light, the sustainable use of planted forests reduces the impact over other natural resources and fossil fuels. Furthermore, the antagonism between planted forests and natural forests has diminished, as well as its complementary and compatible coexistence with wild land native forests in many different landscapes and regional contexts.
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According to FAO the area of soybeans and rice paddy (rice grain after threshing and winnowing, also known as rice in the husk and rough rice, used mainly for human food) harvested in 2012 was approximately 105 and 163,2 million hectares, respectively. (FAO 2014).
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The goal was to conciliate terms used by organizations like the UN Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activity (ISlC); UN Classification by Broad Economic Categories (BEC); UN Standard International Trade Classification (SITC); Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs (CCCN); and Customs Cooperation Council Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding Systems (HS).
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The work of Luis Diaz-Balteiro was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness under project AGL2011-25825.
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Rodriguez, L.C.E., Pasalodos-Tato, M., Diaz-Balteiro, L., McTague, J.P. (2014). The Importance of Industrial Forest Plantations. In: Borges, J., Diaz-Balteiro, L., McDill, M., Rodriguez, L. (eds) The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 33. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8899-1_1
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