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This guidebook was written to promote .
communication and understanding about forest .
biodiversity (Glossary) among researchers, practitioners,
landowners, managers, and policymakers. Its purpose is
to strengthen the link between scientific understanding
of biodiversity and its practical application in forest .
management. Although there are gaps in our .
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FAMILY FOREST OWNER*
GOVERNMENT Forester
knowledge, forest practices and policies that can be .
beneficial to biodiversity are constantly being developed
and tested. This guidebook will help improve forest
management by making biodiversity science easier to
understand and illustrating on-the-ground applications.
It emphasizes the reasons why biodiversity conservation
and sustainable forestry (Glossary) are important.