Collection of papers covering a number of themes including: peoples' participation in decision-making in forestry; the conservation of forest resources through sound management practices; and the need for forestry planning. Sustainable forest management is considered under the headings of wood production, non-wood forest products, soil and water conservation, wildlife management, the conservation of biodiveristy, forest production and climate change, socio-economic, policy, institutional and legal spects, and research needs. Please note: these papers have arisen from the 10th World Forestry Congress in 1991, which have already been synthesized in the non-technical equivalent of this volume, The Challenge of Sustainable Forest Management: what future for the world's forests?.