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Fostering linkages between sustainable wood supply and forest and landscape restoration in Asia and the Pacific

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 13 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Demand for wood and wood products within the Asia and Pacific region, and exports of wood products from the region, are growing, particularly through rising interest in the forest-based bioeconomy. Wood supply to meet this demand needs to be sustainable, to address climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty and economic development challenges. In the face of these developments, at the 36th Session of the FAO Regional Conference, Member States requested stronger work on the sustainable production and consumption of wood. Forest and landscape restoration (FLR) is also a high priority for the region: some 500 million hectares of land in the Asia and Pacific region is considered degraded and current national goals aim to restore at least 185 million hectares.Sustainable wood supply (SWS) from part of this restored land can contribute to FLR goals by regenerating and better managing natural forests, through large-scale and small-scale plantations and woodlots on degraded land, and by integrating trees in farming in agroforestry systems. This Issue Brief summarizes the deliberations of a RegionalDialogue on Integrating Sustainable Wood Supply and Forest and Landscape Restoration in Asia and the Pacific, held on 2 October 2023 in conjunction with the 30th Session of theAsia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) in Sydney, Australia.The Dialogue found that enabling conditions for SWS and FLR are similar, providing opportunities to increase investment in FLR by producing wood in support of restoration goals. Realizing these opportunities will require actions in landscapes and along value chains resourced from public and private finance. Policymakers across the region can drive these actions through developing and implementing enabling policies, fostering collaborative learning, technical packages and capacity building, mobilizing finance to support all forms of SWS and FLR, and engaging small-scale actors in SWS and FLR.

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FAO. 2024. Fostering linkages between sustainable wood supply and forest and landscape restoration in Asia and thePacific. Bangkok.

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