Millions of hectares of future timber concessions are slated to be implemented within large public forests under the forest law passed in 2006 by the Brazilian Congress. Additional millions of hectares of large, privately owned forests and smaller areas of community forests are certified as well managed by the Forest Stewardship Council, based on certification standards that will be reviewed in 2007. Forest size and ownership...

Lianas are characteristic of many tropical forests and may serve multiple ecosystem functions. They can also increase logging damage and slow tree growth. Liana cutting prior to logging is a silvicultural tool used to mitigate these negative effects. We assessed the effects of complete liana cutting followed by reduced‐impact logging on liana abundance and species diversity. Eight years following liana cutting and 6 years foll...