Forensic Forestry

<p><strong>Forensic Forestry: A Guidebook for Foresters on the Witness Stand</strong> is a one-of-a-kind hands-on resource for those forestry and land use professionals called upon to work on legal cases and testify in court. Land use and forestry issues in the United States in particular—and likewise around the world—have become increasingly contentious scrutinized and debated. There is little to suggest that conflicts over forestlands will cease in the near future in fact quite the opposite. </p><p>There are already a number of informative books available on land use and forestry and related issues under the broader heading of environmental science. As such while this book will not go into these concepts in detail if someone is already an expert in land use and forestry this book<i> will</i> tell them the ins and outs of the legal system and how they can best serve to make a case using evidence in a court of law. Coverage addresses the necessary background and legwork involved in providing technical expertise for such cases to be adjudicated. Since professionals’ expertise is often focused on ecological issues chapters look at the economic factors and how money policy and corporate interests come into play—the crux of where the professional forester’s ability to present evidence and expertise becomes critical.</p><p>The author provides an overall understanding of the courts and the legal process. Coverage includes recommendations to professionals working on cases—and in the courtroom—in how to present evidence and testify in cases over land use and forestland rights forestry management and safety criminal and civil cases in liability in forest fires—among myriad others. </p><p>Key Features:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>A book by a professional for professionals in the field of forestry and those called to testify in cases of forest and wildfires eminent domain land disputes tort and liability cases</li> <p> </p> <li>Written in easy-to-read non-technical jargon to provide tools to best serve as an expert witness and consultant to support attorneys in civil and criminal cases</li> <p> </p> <li>Details unique real-world cases study examples detailing how they were adjudicated based on evidence and testimony provided</li> <p> </p> <li>Presents a legal background into the court system courtroom procedure the types of legal cases as they relate to forensic forestry</li> </ul><p>As such <b>Forensic Forestry</b> is a welcome addition to those professionals called upon to consult on and testify in such cases including land use professionals foresters and forestry managers ecologists environmentalists environmental policy advocates and those in related fields. </p>