Forests and forestry in a global marketplace Hal Salwasser, Dean College of Forestry Oregon State Un

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Future Forests Why it is so important to address
the productivity and sustainability of our
forests Hal Salwasser College of
Forestry Oregon State University January 24, 2002

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Forests cover a large area of the worlds land
Source FAO 2001 USFS 2000
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Forests 45 of the area of Oregon
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Forests ecosystems are vital for life
Forests are vital for life
Headwaters of the nation 1/3 area 2/3 runoff
groundwater recharge best water from any land
use (USFS)
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Forests sustain biodiversity and wildlife habitats
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Forests supply wood the green material
Wood products use less energy and water
Energy
Water
Steel and wood compared in construction of a 10
x 100 wall
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Wood products meet essential needs
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Forests store carbon
Forests store 45 of the carbon in terrestrial
ecosystems
Source IPCC 2000
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Forests sustain livelihoods, communities,
recreation, cultural heritage and diversity
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Smaller global forest must serve more people in
more ways

• Wood use up 40 since 1960 1.5 bcm 2000
• Wood use to rise lt 50 by 2050 2 - 2.5 bcm
• Demand for all forest benefits growing as well
• Water
• Biodiversity conservation
• Carbon stores
• Recreation, subsistence, cultural uses
• lt 50 of global fiber from planted forests by
  mid century or earlier

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Forest sustainability rests in a global context

• 30 of industrial wood use crosses an
  international boundary
• US imports 35 of lumber used
• Forest industries integrating globally
• Carbon, wood, biodiversity are global issues
• 33 OSU forestry grad students are not US
  citizens
• US forest policy choices impact worlds forests

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Forests are managed for many different purposes
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The broad spectrum of sustainable forestry

• Sustainable forest management varies by diverse
  forest types
• It treats each forest differently depends on
  goals, capabilities, and needs
• High yield wood and fiber production
• Multiple values/uses integrated
• Nature preservation, reserves
• Urban forests

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Global Forests 2000 - 2050

• 3.9 bil ha 95 natural 5 planted
• 2 cm/ha/yr wood yield from natural forests
• 5 - 50 cm/ha/yr yield possible in planted forests
• Intensive forestry on 10 of total lt 50 of
  industrial wood demand
• Integrated, multi-use forestry on 40 lt 50 of
  industrial wood demand
• Nature preservation for 50 of worlds forests

Source Victor and Ausubel 2000
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A. High yield forestry
Much of worlds wood will come from this forest
use

• Goal
• Most efficient wood/fiber production from 10
  of worlds forests
• Increase wood yield 2X to 5X over natural
• Reduce environmental impact
• Improve product quality
• High return on investment

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B. Multi-value forestry
Most of the worlds accessible forest will be in
integrated management

• Goal
• Meet various landowner objectives on 40 of
  worlds forests
• Optimize joint production
• Sustain desired diversity of environmental,
  economic, community conditions and results

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C. Nature forestry
Parks, reserves, and wilderness for natural values

• Goal
• Perpetuate native ecosystems, species, natures
  processes on 50 of worlds forests
• Manage people to reduce impacts
• Manage forests to restore naturalness
• Manage ecosystems to ameliorate invasive
  species, pollution

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D. Urban forestry

• Goals
• Pleasant neighborhoods
• Resource conservation
• Property value
• Safety
• Wildlife habitats

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SustainableForestManagement
Integrate at landscape, regional scales
High Yield
Urban
Nature
Multi value
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What will this mean for Oregon?

• Industrial forest roles 5.8 mil ac 21
• Family forest roles 4.6 mil ac 16
• State forest roles 0.9 mil ac 3
• Tribal County forest roles 0.5 mil ac 2
• Federal forest roles 16 mil ac 57

Depends on policy choices, plans at federal,
state, tribal and private levels
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Aligning management to purpose
High Yield
Multi-benefit
Nature

Industry

Private, non-industry

Family

Tribal

State
?
Federal
?
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We face many challenges

• Meet the needs of growing populations
• Increase productivity and efficiency
• Sustain economic vitality of communities
• Develop innovative policies -- incentives
• Understand the trade-offs in all choices
• Invest in new knowledge and technologies
• Protect water, fish, wildlife, renewal processes
• Create common ground on sustainability

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Extreme ideologies are not constructive
Nature knows best
Markets know best
Government knows best
Locals know best
Scientists know best
Common Ground
The law is clear
I know best
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Collaboration and respect are constructive
Learn, work with nature
Governments set standards
Markets are means
Common Ground
Science informs choices
Locals know a lot
Everyone has ideas
Laws give direction
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Lets consider our choices
Managing forests and forest uses on a path to
productivity and sustainability who, how,
where, when?