Continuous cover forestry (commonly referred to as "CCF") is an approach to the
sustainable management of forests whereby forest stands are maintained in a permanently irregular structure, which is created and sustained through the selection and harvesting of individual trees. The term "continuous cover forestry" does not equate exactly to any one particular
silvicultural system, but is typified by
selection systems. Different existing forest stands may require different silvicultural interventions to achieve a continuously productive irregular structure.