Chapter 1 Introduction 1.Definition of Forestry and its characteristics Definition: A cause of forest cultivation,management,protection and exploration.It is a production cause providing wood and multiple forest products,and an environmental protection project maintaining ecological balance on the earth (培育、经营、保护和开发利用森林的事业.它是提供 木材和多种林产品的生产事业，又是维护陆地生态平 衡的环境保护工程)Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Definition of Forestry and its characteristics Definition: A cause of forest cultivation, management, protection and exploration. It is a production cause providing wood and multiple forest products, and an environmental protection project maintaining ecological balance on the earth (培育、经营、保护和开发利用森林的事业. 它是提供 木材和多种林产品的生产事业, 又是维护陆地生态平 衡的环境保护工程.)