A Multi-Objective Programming Model for Forest Management Planning Problem to Sustain Water Allocation

Forest management planning is placed not only on managing timber production but also on maintaining forest ecosystem values, such as water preservation. Thus, the meaning of sustainable forest management has broadened from sustainable timber management to ecosystem-based multipurpose forest management. This paper discusses the need to preserve water by forest in such a way the water will flow to rivers to be used as a resource to generate hydroelectric power plant. The problem is then modeled as a multi-objective integer programs.