Towards Forest Sustainability is a collection of practical essays by some of the world’s leading forest ecologists and managers from the United States of America, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. The authors describe the changes that have taken place in forest management – highlighting what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons that have been learned.

This unique set of essays documents the drivers of the change in the logging industry and the resulting outcomes. It provides real-world insights from an international perspective into government policy, industry concerns, and conservation and biodiversity issues.

A selection of the essays included in Towards Forest Sustainability are:

"Challenges to temperate Forest stewardship - focusing on the future" by Jerry F. Franklin

"Are forests different as a policy challenge?" by Stephen Dovers

"Towards ecological forestry in Tasmania" by J.E. Hickey and M.J. Brown

"Integrating wildlife conservation and wood production in Victorian montane ash forests" by David Lindenmayer

"Sustainable forest management in New Zealand" by David Norton

"A new forest and wood industry policy framework for Australia" by Judy Clark

"Transitions to ecological sustainability in forests - a synthesis" by David Lindenmayer and Jerry Franklin