A More Realistic Portrayal of Tropical Forestry: Response to Kormos and Zimmerman

• Published in: Conservation letters Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 145 - 146
• Main Authors: Putz, Francis E., Zuidema, Pieter A., Synnott, Timothy, Peña-Claros, Marielos, Pinard, Michelle A., Sheil, Douglas, Vanclay, Jerome K., Sist, Plinio, Gourlet-Fleury, Sylvie, Palmer, John, Zagt, Roderick, Griscom, Bronson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2014; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Biodiversity conservation; Carbon; conservation; forest certification; Forest management; Forestry; Logging; REDD; reduced-impact logging; Riparian buffers; Timber; Tropical forests

K&Z disregard the contributions of groups like the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the Tropical Forest Foundation, the Borneo Initiative, and the various environmental and social welfare groups that are helping to develop ways to compensate companies and communities for the costs of retaining...