Sustainable forest biomass: a review of current residue harvesting guidelines

Table 3 Forest management topics addressed in forest biomass harvesting guidelines, as percent occurrence in 21 North American and 10 European jurisdictions or regions

Action or practice^a	North America	Europe
General forest practice (any action)	100	80
Inventory resources	90	70
Create pre-harvest management plan	95	50
Close-out procedures^b	24	0
Biomass and forest management (any action)	95	90
Restrict harvest in old growth	48	60
Even- or uneven-aged stand management	52	90
"High-grading" or diameter-limit cutting	24	10
Damage to remaining trees	33	40
Regeneration	38	10
Reduction of fuels for wildfire	43	10
Burning post-harvest residue	14	50
Diseases, pests or invasive species	67	40
Salvage logging	76	30
Conversion to plantations	48	10

^aSee Additional file 1: Table ST-3 for more detail
^bProcedures that ensure that forest operation is brought to completion, such as final inspection, documentation, etc.

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