Implementing and testing decision-support tools to evaluate forest management scenarios for SFM: a multiple scale and perspective approach

i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES 1 KEY FINDINGS 1 KEY DELIVERABLES 2 BENEFITS TO PROJECT PARTNERS AND OTHERS 4 MANAGEMENT/POLICY IMPLICATIONS 6 SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 7 REFERENCES 7

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