An appraisal of forest sustainability in the Asian and Pacific Region

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Vaziri, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2001

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Type of Document: Article
Publisher: 2001
Abstract:
The assessment of forest sustainability in the Asian and Pacific Region was carried out. It was stated that 61 countries are members of the largest United Nations regional commission, the Economic Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP). The study showed that for about one third of these countries, the national forest and woodland coverage has steadily diminished and for more than 50 percent of the remaining countries the coverage has not improved significantly. The results confirmed the significance of the region 's forest sustainability problem and its forthcoming challenges for the 21st century
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Source: Third International Conference on Ecosystems and Sustainable Development ECOSUD 2001, Alicante, 6 June 2001 through 8 June 2001 ; Volume 10 , 2001 , Pages 615-621 ; 13698273 (ISSN)