Land & Water Use

High-grading

Strip cutting

Selective cutting

Monoculture planting

Seed tree cutting, where a few seed-producing trees are left standing to reseed the logged area.

Strip cutting, which clear-cuts a strip of trees along the contour of the land with corridors of untouched forest left in between.

Shelterwood cutting, which removes mature trees in a series of two or more cuts.

Clear-cutting, which involves removing all trees from an area at once.

Maximum sustained yield

Biodiversity conservation

Even-aged management

Timber monoculture

Increasing clear-cutting techniques to create larger uniform habitats in logged areas.

Limiting logging operations strictly to older growth forests while protecting younger stands.

Implementing wildlife corridors between managed forest areas to allow species movement.

Encouraging monoculture plantations instead of diverse natural forests to ease management complexity.

A project to cut down trees in urban areas

A project to convert urban areas into forest lands

A project to plant trees in urban areas

A project to promote the use of concrete in urban areas

Sustainable forestry discourages the use of forest resources to meet human needs

Sustainable forestry aims to balance human needs with the long-term sustainability of forests

Sustainable forestry promotes the overexploitation of forests to meet human needs

Sustainable forestry ignores human needs

Prioritizing the removal of mature trees to facilitate rapid carbon sequestration by younger, faster-growing trees.

Integrating climate-resilient tree species adaptable to changes in temperature and precipitation patterns.

Increasing reliance on chemical pesticides to control pests that thrive in warmer temperatures.

Exclusive focus on aesthetics, such as creating uniform canopy structures that appeal to visitors.

Implementation of fire management techniques based on historical patterns reduces underbrush and increases resilience to pest outbreaks.

Incorporation of spiritual reverence toward particular trees or ritual sites leads to the preservation of venerable old-growth specimens.

Usage of medicinal plants obtained through selective harvesting strengthens healthcare options without resorting to expansive pharmaceutical interventions.

Adoption of rotational hunting cycles that align with animal population dynamics and seasonal vegetation shifts.

Afforestation

Forestry stewardship

Deforestation

Reforestation

Increase atmospheric CO2 initially but decrease over time as the diverse forest matures and sequesters more carbon.

No significant change because the rate of photosynthesis remains constant regardless of tree species composition.

Lower atmospheric CO2 over time due to increased biomass and heterogeneity leading to more carbon storage.

Slightly increase atmospheric CO2 due to the release from soil disturbance during the transition period before new growth begins sequestering carbon effectively.