Wildlife Action Plan 2015 Revision Process White Paper
Timber Operations can be Evaluated Under Different Threat Categories
9.2 Agriculture and Aquaculture —Wood and pulp plantations = includes silviculture (controlling growth and composition of a planted forest), Christmas tree farms, stands of trees planted for timber or fber outside of natural forests, often with nonnative species. 9.5 Biological Resource Use —Harvesting trees and other woody vegetation for timber, fber, or fuel = clear cutting of hardwoods or natural stands, selective commercial log- ging, pulp operations, fuel wood collection, charcoal production. 9.7 Natural System Modifcations —Treats from actions that convert or degrade habitat in service of “managing” natural or semi-natural systems (e.g., tree thinning in parks), often to improve for human welfare. 9.8 Invasive and Other Problematic Species and Genes —Introduced genetic material includes human-altered or transported organisms or genes such as pesticide-resistant crops, hatchery-raised fsh species, genetically modifed insects for biocontrol, and other genetically modifed species.
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