US Forest Ecosystem Management: Theory and Practice

Ecosystem management,which has rapidly gained attention in American forest management since the early 1990 s,gradually formed a new paradigm which focus on human beings and integrate a variety of forest values according to the needs of society. Forest ecosystem management provides a new perspective for forest management,with the guidance of a series of laws,regulations and strategic planning,becoming the techniques to design management towards the production of multiple values on a sustainable basis without jeopardizing the ecosystem health and integrity. This paper traces the evolution of American forest ecosystem management,and summarizes the evolution of relevant laws,regulations system and forestry management practices,aiming to illustrate the guiding role of development of American forest ecosystem management in its forestry practices.