Ecoforester's Oath

The Ecoforester's Oath

  1. We respect, hold sacred and learn from the ecological wisdom of natural forests and their multitudes of beings.
  2. We protect the integrity of full-functioning forests.
  3. We do not use industrial agricultural practices on forests.
  4. We remove from forests only values that are in abundance to meet vital human needs.
  5. We remove specific forest values only when this does not interfere with full-functioning forests; when in doubt, we do not.
  6. We minimize the effects of our actions in forests by using only appropriate, low-impact technologies.
  7. We use only non-violent resistance (such as Gandhian methods) to protect our forests.
  8. We do good work and uphold the Ecoforester's Way as a sacred duty and trust.


International Journal of Ecoforestry