Rap Publication 2003/22 ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY COMMISSION
State of forestry in
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Bangkok, 2003 |
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The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
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Forest areas and conversion of forests to other land uses and deforestation
Promotion of sustainable management in natural forests
Progress in the development and implementation of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management
Forest research on sustainable management
Forest harvesting, forest concessions and logging restrictions
Extent and rate of expansion
Tree improvement and other biotechnology programmes
Supporting forest plantation establishment
Forest policy, legislation and planning
National forest policies
Strategies and mechanisms to implement forest policies
Forest legislation
Forestry institutions and institutional restructuring
Research and education
Economic aspects of forestry utilization
Harvest
Forest products and industry
Domestic and international markets
Social aspects of forest utilization
Environmental aspects of forest utilization
International cooperation and support
International conventions and agreements
International cooperation
Appendix 1: Basic data on countries and areas
Appendix 2: Forest resources 2000
Appendix 3: Change in forest area 1990-2000