Asian Forests: Working for People and Nature. Policy Brief.

Asia, although extremely diverse, is the world's most populated region, and has become a leading economic powerhouse. The future of the world's natural resources, including forests, will be decided in large part in Asia because the region imports a major portion of the resources it consumes.

This brief, Asian Forests: Working for People and Nature, argues that Asian forests today have a huge potential to contribute to people and nature in the region. The brief highlights key concerns and presents recommendations on how to more fully optimize the opportunities of forests today better than in the past. Acknowledging the problems is a part of the solution.

Preparation of this brief was a joint effort of IUFRO's Special Project on World Forests, Society and Environment (IUFRO–WFSE), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and RECOFTC — The Center for People and Forests.

This publication is part of the series of policy briefs produced by IUFRO-WFSE on major regions of the world (Europe, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa 2005–2009). The brief has benefi ted from substantial inputs derived from the Asia-Pacifi c Forestry Sector Outlook Study, coordinated by FAO, under the auspices of the Asia-Pacifi c Forestry Commission. RECOFTC contributed specifi c inputs related to community forestry and devolved forest management.

The expertise of nearly 20 persons working in different fi elds of Asian forestry, acting in their personal capacity, developed the basis for this text through in-depth discussions during a technical meeting convened in Bangkok, Thailand, in July 2010. The draft manuscript was then reviewed by several specialists and experts on Asian forestry.

Generous support for this activity was provided by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

We sincerely thank all those who have contributed to this publication.
 

Editors

• Yurdi Yasmi
• Heidi Vanhanen
• Jukka Tissari
• Thomas Enters
• Jeremy Broadhead

Published By

• Special Project on World Forests, Society And Environment (WFSE) of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
• Food And Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests
   

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