The
Council's most recent effort:
Financing
Sustainability -- A Case in Point
September
2006
A new study released by the non-profit Institute for
Sustainable Forestry (ISF) demonstrates the long-term
financial advantages of an ecologically-responsible “Community
Forest” management model. The study found that this
balanced, environmentally-sensitive approach to forestry
would generate $1.1 billion more income than traditional
industrial timber management over a 60-year period.
The study team used the forestlands of the troubled Scotia-Pacific
Company (ScoPac) as a case study due to the copious amount
of publicly-available data regarding the company’s
finances and the condition of the company’s lands.
The team also had input from other foresters, forest economists,
investors, and environmentalists.
ISF’s Scopac valuation offers an example of the
pressures facing timberland owners and managers throughout
the north coast. Industrial and non-industrial owners
alike are caught between increasing costs – both
operational and regulatory – and log and lumber
prices projected to remain relatively flat for the foreseeable
future.
For more information: click
here.
The Sustainable Forest Council
was originally convened in 2003 to provide guidance for
for a community planning session held in June 2004. The
Council continues to meet.
Projects facilitated by ISF working with members of the
Sustainable Forest Council include:
Future
Forests on the North Coast Working Session
On October 27th 2005 a broad spectrum over 60 forest
advocates, landowners, professional foresters, conservation
groups, timber companies and forest practitioners gathered
in Eureka, CA to discuss a shared goal: Maintain
Healthy and Productive Working Forests.
Presentations and background materials from the Future
Forests working session can be downloaded
here.
Community
Planning Session at Beginnings
The documents prepared for the June 24th,
2004 planning session including the ISF
State of Sustainability Report and the results of
the session are available here: Beginnings
Planning Session
