Research Catalog

Title

Forest [electronic resource].

Publication

Paris : OECD Publishing.

Details

Summary

Forests are among the most diverse and widespread ecosystems on earth, and have many functions: they provide timber and other forest products; have cultural values; deliver recreation benefits and ecosystem services, including regulation of soil, air and water; are reservoirs for biodiversity; and act as carbon sinks. The impact from human activities on forest health and on natural forest growth and regeneration raises widespread concern. Many forest resources are threatened by overexploitation, fragmentation, degradation of environmental quality and conversion to other types of land use. The main pressures result from human activities, including agriculture expansion, transport infrastructure development, unsustainable forestry, air pollution and intentional burning of forests.

Subject

• Environment

LCCN

10.1787/884c2e5d-en

OCLC

oecd-lib-000346

Title

Forest [electronic resource].

Imprint

Paris : OECD Publishing.

Connect to:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/884c2e5d-en

Indexed Term

Environment

Other Editions:

Forêts fre

Other Standard Identifier

10.1787/884c2e5d-en doi