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2010-11-11
Asian Forests: Working for People and Nature
IUFRO's Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (IUFRO-WFSE) launched in COFO this October the most recent policy brief "Asian Forests: Working for People and Nature". The brief was prepared together with FAO and RECOFTC- The Center for People and Forests – and incorporated the views of a large group active in Asian forests.
The future of world's natural resources will be decided in large part in Asia because the region imports a major portion of the resources it consumes. Forest ecosystem services will be in growing demand, partly due to urbanization and concentration of population, changes in land use and changed life styles and values.
To capture the full benefits of forests for people and nature, an enabling environment must be created to support sustainable landscapes with functional land use and good governance with due rights and institutions operating in collaboration rather than in frozen sectoral approaches. Better management and building up human capacities and maintaining natural resources are pivotal for such a vital shift. It is not only a question of what the forestry sector could do, but how broader society and the public sector should be involved.
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Asian Forests: Working for People and Nature
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