The economic and biological efficiency of forest policy in the United States

Critically evaluate the economic and biological efficiency of forest policy in the United States. What general statements can be made about the economic reasons driving the over-exploitation of many of the world’s forests.
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Renewable Resources and Policy

By Tatum Pappas

Outline

Forest policy in the United States of America

What is over-exploitation?

What is the impact?

Natural reasons for purposeful growth

Economic reasons for purposeful growth

Benefits verse Unsustainability

Ideally

Forest policy in the United States of America

Laws and regulations that endorse the protection of America’s national forests

Helps to maintain a healthy ecosystem in order to work towards a sustainable future and quality of life

Solidifies the relationship between humanity and the natural world

What is over-exploitation?

The overharvesting of a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns

Where the addition of production will eventually lead to a lower yield of benefit

How? If there is a continuous overexploitation of a resource –in this case forests- then that leaves the door open to the possibility of destruction or even extinction

What is the impact?

Industrialization

An increase in demand for natural resources

Inverse supply; cannot meet the speed of the demand

Rapid human population growth

Natural reasons for purposeful growth

CO2 cycle; cooling and cleanliness

Breathing

Refill aquifers

Purify soil

Noise pollution

Economic reasons for purposeful growth

Gives us medicine

Gives us food

Timber and resin creations

Employment

Benefits verse Unsustainability

Forests have a multitude of natural and economic reasons for growth that benefit not only humanity, but also nature; a hand in hand relationship

BUT

Over usage of forests for man-made products

Endangering species within wildlife areas

Barren wastelands

Increase demand for natural resources

Ideally

Limit the overexploitation of forest to a reasonable amount

Support legislation and regulations of forest policy

Should reflect the limit

Promote preservation of natural environments

References

MNN – Mother Nature Network. (2018). 21 reasons why forests are important. [online] Available at: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/21-reasons-why-forests-are-important [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

Agriculture.gov.ie. (2018). DAFM – Forest Policy Review: Forests, products and people. [online] Available at: https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/forestservice/forestservicegeneralinformation/forestpolicyreviewforestsproductsandpeople/ [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

Nationalgeographic.com. (2018). Deforestation and Its Effect on the Planet. [online] Available at: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/deforestation/ [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

Forestry Focus. (2018). Forest Policy – Forestry Focus. [online] Available at: https://www.forestryfocus.ie/governance/forest-policy/ [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

Ec.europa.eu. (2018). Forests – Environment – European Commission. [online] Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/index_en.htm [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

World Bank. (2018). Forests: From Overexploitation to Employment Creation. [online] Available at: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2012/06/15/forests-from-overexploitation-to-employment-creation [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

Sustainableforestproducts.org. (2018). Home | Sustainable Forest Products. [online] Available at: http://sustainableforestproducts.org/Sustainable_Forest_Management [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

The Environmental Literacy Council. (2018). Overexploitation – The Environmental Literacy Council. [online] Available at: https://enviroliteracy.org/ecosystems/drivers-of-biodiversity-loss/overexploitation/ [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

National Wildlife Federation. (2018). Overexploitation | National Wildlife Federation. [online] Available at: https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Threats-to-Wildlife/Overexploitation [Accessed 24 Sep. 2018].

Fs.fed.us. (2018). US Forest Service Forest Management – Laws, Regulations & Policies. [online] Available at: https://www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/aboutus/lawsandregs.shtml