Forestry type
|
Type |
Description |
None |
No management applied, i.e. primary forest |
Clear-cut |
Forest used for wood production in consecutive cycles of complete cutting of a forest area and subsequent regrowth. Regeneration may be assisted and can include thinning, but without major further management to improve growth. The area of clear-cut forest keeps a designation as forest. If the forest is converted to other land-uses, e.g. agricultural area, the area is considered to be deforested. |
Selective cut |
Forests that are used for wood production by selectively harvesting a few individual trees. This is mainly practiced in tropical forests that, due to their heterogeneous nature, often have only few individual of commercial species per ha. Although usually only 4-10 trees per ha are harvested, damage to the remaining stand may be considerable, potentially leading to degradation of the forest stand. |
Wood plantations |
Planted forests where management is optimized for efficient wood production with shorter rotation cycles. |