{"id":10976,"date":"2026-11-13T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-environment-forestry-natural-sciences\/?p=10976"},"modified":"2026-11-13T22:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:01:37","slug":"nau-school-of-forestry-researchers-contribute-to-global-handbook-on-sustainable-forestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-environment-forestry-natural-sciences\/nau-school-of-forestry-researchers-contribute-to-global-handbook-on-sustainable-forestry\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU School of Forestry researchers contribute to global handbook on sustainable forestry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Faculty, researchers, and alumni from Northern Arizona University’s School of Forestry are helping shape the future of sustainable forest management through a new international publication.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Forestry<\/a><\/em> brings together leading researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of forest sustainability. Five years in the making, the handbook features 38 chapters and international case studies examining some of the most pressing challenges facing forests today, from climate change and forest resilience to Indigenous knowledge, watershed management, and the role of forests in supporting communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-edited by NAU School of Forestry researcher Alark Saxena<\/a>, alongside Alder Keleman Saxena<\/a>, Jeffrey Chow<\/a>, and Josep Maria Serra-Diaz<\/a>, the publication draws on expertise from institutions around the world, including a significant number of contributors connected to NAU’s School of Forestry<\/a> and College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences (CEFNS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showcasing NAU School of Forestry’s global research impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The handbook highlights the breadth of research taking place within NAU’s School of Forestry and across the university, bringing together faculty, visiting scholars, and alumni whose work spans forest ecology, conservation, climate adaptation, and the connections between forests and human communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saxena shared the following overview of contributions from NAU faculty, researchers, visiting scholars, and alumni:<\/p>\n\n\n\n