Julio J. Diez

University of Valladolid Spain

Professor Julio J. Diez is a Professor at the University of Valladolid, Sustainable Forest Management Institute located at Palencia city. He has 17 years of teaching experience in the field of forestry. He holds a Ph.D. in Forestry from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and a Master’s Degree in Biology from the University of Salamanca. He has published more than 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and served as an invited keynote speaker at international symposia and congresses around the world. He has coordinated different research projects in forestry, including some international projects in Sustainable Forest Management.

2books edited

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Sustainable forest management (SFM) is not a new concept. However, its popularity has increased in the last few decades because of public concern about the dramatic decrease in forest resources. The implementation of SFM is generally achieved using criteria and indicators (C&I) and several countries have established their own sets of C&I. This book summarises some of the recent research carried out to test the current indicators, to search for new indicators and to develop new decision-making tools. The book collects original research studies on carbon and forest resources, forest health, biodiversity and productive, protective and socioeconomic functions. These studies should shed light on the current research carried out to provide forest managers with useful tools for choosing between different management strategies or improving indicators of SFM.

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