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The impacts of COVID-19 on the forest sector: How to respond?

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 6p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN 978-92-5-132532-2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This brief highlights some of the identified and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on development aspects interconnected with the forest sector, with a particular emphasis on the impacts on the production and trade of forest products. It proposes a series of recommendations as a basis for policy development in the aftermath of the crisis, and highlights potential opportunities to leverage the progress achieved so far, to ensure that decades of advances are not reversed. Although the forest sector is traditionally seen as more resilient (harvesting cycles are longer than other commodities), the multi-faceted contribution of the sector to broader development targets bears testament to the central role forests will play in social and economic recovery in the aftermath of the crisis.

See the full list of policy briefs related to COVID-19. Last updated date 23/06/2020.

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​FAO. 2020. The impacts of COVID-19 on the forestry sector: How to respond? Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8844en

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