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Therefore, forest management modelling is an important and integral part of the IMAGE 3.0 framework. | Therefore, forest management modelling is an important and integral part of the IMAGE 3.0 framework. | ||
<h3>Forest management</h3> | <h3>Forest management</h3> | ||
Several kinds of forest management systems, based on forest type, conservation, economics or a mixture, are in use to meet the worldwide increasing demand of timber. They have different characteristics with respect to wood produced, the rotation cycle , the carbon content and biodiversity of forests. The harvested timber is used in various ways, for instance as timber, pulp, paper, traditional fuel-wood and modern bio-energy. Each use has a different carbon cycle, resulting in a different amount of carbon capture in time for each type of wood use. In IMAGE three types of forest management systems are defined (see [[#Forest management systems]]) as a simplification of the whole range of possible management systems (Carle and Holmgren, 2008; Arets et al., 2011). The purpose of Sustainable Forest Management ([[hasAcronym::SFM]]) is to preserve the forests, their production capacity and biodiversity for future generations, and to counteract forest degradation processes. Several elements of SFM are included in policy options for this land-use type, mostly consisting of shifts in the preferred forestry management systems of IMAGE. | Several kinds of forest management systems, based on forest type, conservation, economics or a mixture, are in use to meet the worldwide increasing demand of timber. They have different characteristics with respect to wood produced, the rotation cycle , the carbon content and biodiversity of forests. The harvested timber is used in various ways, for instance as timber, pulp, paper, traditional fuel-wood and modern bio-energy. Each use has a different carbon cycle, resulting in a different amount of carbon capture in time for each type of wood use. In IMAGE three types of forest management systems are defined (see [[#Forest management systems]]) as a simplification of the whole range of possible management systems (Carle and Holmgren, 2008; Arets et al., 2011). The purpose of Sustainable Forest Management ([[hasAcronym::SFM]]) is to preserve the forests, their production capacity and biodiversity for future generations, and to counteract forest degradation processes. Several elements of SFM are included in policy options for this land-use type, mostly consisting of shifts in the preferred forestry management systems of IMAGE. | ||
<h3>Forest management systems</h3> | <h3>Forest management systems</h3> | ||