Moser on Sustainable Forest Management
Wilhelm Gottfried Moser formulates the basic principle of “sustainable forest management.”
Wilhelm Gottfried Moser formulates the basic principle of “sustainable forest management.”
In Sylvicultura Oeconomica, written in response to the widespread scarcity of wood throughout Europe, Hans Carl von Carlowitz summarizes extant forestry knowledge and supplements it with his own observations.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the French Minister of Finance under King Louis XIV, oversees “L’ordonnance des eaux et forêts,” ushering in a new system of forest management.
John Evelyn advocates an extensive reforestation program and the systematic foundation of forests and parks in England, not least to support the British fleet dependent on wood resources.
David Brower, a former Executive Director of the Sierra Club, founds the environmental network “Friends of the Earth” to promote solutions for environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.
The convention acknowledges that desertification and drought are global problems, and calls for international collaboration to combat its effects.
Demonstrating against hormone-treated beef, protesters destroy a McDonald’s restaurant in Millau, France.
The “Grüne Punkt” (Green Point) symbol shapes Germany’s recycling system.
The act is an important and controversial parliamentary decision regulating access to New Zealand’s natural resources.
Originally formed to advocate against dam construction, the organization, which later became the Australian Wilderness Society, now supports various environmental protection and education projects.