Challenges and opportunities: policy options for the forestry sector in the Asia-Pacific region. (1997)

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INFORMATION NOTE ON ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY SECTOR OUTLOOK STUDY

PREFACE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Major Trends of the 1970s-1990s

Alternative Scenarios

Status Quo policies, accompanied by increasing affluence in the region

Modifying Policies to maximize the potential contribution from the Forestry Sector

INTRODUCTION

GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PATTERNS AND TRENDS 1970S-1990S

Global trends

Regional trends

Forestry Sector trends

FORESTRY SECTOR TRENDS

Land-Use Pressures, People and Trees

The Importance of Non-Industrial Forest Products to Traditional Societies

Industrial Forestry and Forest Industries

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Industrial Plantations

The Multiple Benefits of Forests

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Devolution of Management to User Groups and Communities: Community Forestry

Integration of Conservation with Multiple Uses

Promotion of Farm Forestry

Assessment of the Status Quo

POLICY CHOICES - THE FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR FORESTS

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A. Continuation of Current Policies and Institutions

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What might this context mean for forest management and conservation?

What might be the impacts on traditional societies, the NTFP extractors?

B. If Environmental Awareness is Sustained or Increased

C. If Economic Pressures Reduce Societies’ Emphasis on Forest Conservation

CONCLUSIONS - POTENTIAL FOR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND REFORM

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Areas for Further Research

REFERENCES