5th World Forestry Congress, Seattle
The 5th World
Forestry Congress was held in Seattle (Washington, USA) from 29 August till 10
September 1960. The theme was 'Multiple use of forests'. Multiple use means the
management of the forest in a manner that, while conserving the basic land
resource, will yield a high level of production in the five major uses - wood,
water, forage, recreation, and wildlife - for the benefit of the greatest
number of people in the long run.
The main topics of discussion were the following:
I. Forest protection
II. Education
III. Forest and range watersheds
IV. Forest operations and logging
V. Genetics and tree improvement
VI. Forest economics and policy
VII. Forest products
VIII. Forest recreation and wildlife
IX. Tropical forestry
The Congress concluded that the
multiple-use concept presented new challenges and new opportunities to
foresters everywhere, with great prospects for additional services to the
welfare of mankind, declared that it was not, however, a panacea to solve all
forest management problems, as often one use must be dominant and other
proposed uses must not then be detrimental to the major one.
In addition, it warned that there can be disadvantages
to multiple use when it is inefficiently applied, although multiple use must be
recognized as an important goal of forest policies.
The Congress was attended by 1.970 members,
representing 65 countries.
It was the first time that stamps were issued for this type of congress
around the world.
Link
The International Friendship Grove of Trees at the University of
Washington, a living reminder of the Congress.
Catalogue
Tunisia 29
August 1960
Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics 29
August 1960
UNOstamps
subject page 021
last revised:
9 September 2010