sustained yield

American  

noun

1. the continuing supply of a natural resource, as timber, through scheduled harvests to insure replacement by regrowth or reproduction.

2. the amount of a resource obtained from such a schedule without depleting the resource.

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Other Word Forms

• sustained-yield
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sustained yield

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The “Alaska model,” as it has come to be known, holds an overarching policy to prevent overfishing and though the enshrinement of sustained yield in the state constitution it has largely been a success.

From Washington Times • Feb. 6, 2017

Alaska's potential assets are vast: some 80 billion feet of virgin spruce and hemlock stand in its steep coastal forests�enough timber to guarantee a sustained yield of a billion feet a year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some firms regard their reputation for providing a sustained yield as so valuable that they dig deep into their reserves when earnings are too low to cover the outlay.

From Time Magazine Archive

We must place our forests on a sustained yield basis, and encourage the development of new sources of vital minerals.

From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.

Some private owners of forest land in that area, though not enough, have taken their cue from the government agencies and seek a safe sustained yield of timber and pulpwood rather than a quick cash-in.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.