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RAP PUBLICATION 2005/13
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Helping Forests Take Cover
On forest protection, increasing forest cover and future approaches to
reforesting degraded tropical landscapes in Asia and the Pacific
Compiled by David Lamb
with contributions from:
Ang Lai Hoe, Domingo T. Bacalla, Sharon Brown, Steve Elliott, Shigeo
Kobayashi, Ani Adiwinata Nawir, Nguyen Hoang Nghia, Park Dong Kyun, Raja
Barizan Raja Sulaiman, Tint Lwin Thaung, Irsyal Yasman, I. Nyomman Yuliarsana
and Yap Sau Wai
Edited by: V. Poopathy, S. Appanah and P. B. Durst.
Design & Layout by: Ishmael Sheo.
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
REGIONAL CENTRE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Bangkok 2005
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On forest protection, increasing forest cover and future
approaches to reforesting degraded tropical landscapes in Asia and the Pacific
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication
do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever 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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the purpose and extent of the reproduction, should be addressed to the Senior
Forestry Officer, FAO, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 39 Phra Atit
Road, Bangkok, Thailand.
@ FAO 2005
ISBN No: 974-7946-74-2
For copies of the report, write to:
Patrick B. Durst
Senior Forestry Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
Tel: (66-2) 697-4000
Fax: (66-2) 697-4445
E-mail: [email protected]
Contents
Foreword
Deforestation rages
on
Miracle trees and landscape
simplification
Exploring alternative forms of
reforestation
The good, the bad and the ugly:
successes and failures in reforestation
Difficulties in
reforestation
A matter of
cost
Whither social
benefits?
Embracing more stakeholders:
reforestation of the future
Reforestation and rehabilitation
constraints
Creating support for farm and
community forestry
Secondary forest management: the
unrecognised opportunities
Fire: the burning
question
Conclusions
References
Acknowledgements
Picture
Credits