Forests for the New Millennium - MAKING FORESTS WORK FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE, vol 1
René Alfaro,
Carlos Bahamondez,
John Beer,
Bruce Campbell,
José J. Campos,
Liu Can,
Benjamin Cashore,
Carol Colfer,
Jim Farrel,
Mike Fullerton,
Glenn Galloway,
Denis Gautier,
Peter Glück,
Luis González,
Moraia Grau,
Hartmut Holzknecht,
Markku Kanninen,
Peter Kanowski,
Yemi Katerere,
Sebastiao Kengen,
Michael Kleine,
Don Lee,
Maxim Lobovikov,
Martin Lorenz,
Bastiaan Louman,
Concepción Luján,
Gerardo Mery,
Florencia Montagnini,
John Parrotta,
Charlie Pye-Smith,
Hiroyasu Oka,
Andreas Ottitsch,
Jeremy Rayner,
Jean-Marc Roda (),
Jussi Saramäki,
Jeffrey Sayer,
Risto Seppälä,
Brad Stennes,
Dietmar Stoian,
Ilpo Tikkanen,
Jorge Trevin,
Heidi Vanhanen,
Paul Vantomme,
Martti Varmola,
Jari Varjo,
Sen Wang,
Bill Wilson and
Jim Wood.
Abstract:
THE WAYS IN WHICH FORESTS ARE PERCEIVED AND USED HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY OVER RECENT YEARS. FORESTS ARE NO LONGER SEEN SIMPLY AS A SOURCE OF TIMBER, BUT AS COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS WHICH SUSTAIN LIVELIHOODS AND PROVIDE A RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. IT IS NOW WIDELY RECOGNISED THAT FORESTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION.