Reduced-impact logging supports diversity of forests almost as well as leaving them alone
Monday, December 1, 2014 - 12:20
in Biology & Nature
When it comes to logging, it may be possible to have our timber and our tropical forests, too. The key, according to a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on December 1, is careful planning and the use of reduced-impact logging (RIL) practices that avoid unnecessary damage to the surrounding forest.