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Our forests, our future : report of the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development / Emil Salim and Ola Ullsten, co-chairmen.

Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

xxi, 205 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

"The world's forests are being cut and burnt at such a rapid rate that if action is not taken soon, we risk undermining their vital function in maintaining a habitable planet. Already, forest loss is contributing to the extinction of plants and animals, increased flooding and disruption of climate patterns. In many parts of the world, forest decline adds to people's social and economic distress. Book jacket."--Jacket.

Forests and forestry.

Forest ecology.

Forest management.

Sustainable forestry.

Salim, Emil.

Ullsten, Ola.

World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-181).

The World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development -- Acronymns -- Forests in crisis -- The nature of the crisis -- Forests and the integrity of the human habitat -- Trends in forest area -- The earth is the sum of its parts -- Temperate boreal forests -- Europe and Asia -- North America -- Tropical and sub-tropical forests -- Asia and Oceania -- Africa -- Latin America and the Caribbean -- Importance of forests -- Biodiversity -- Landscapes and water -- Climate -- Commercial products -- Rural livelihoods -- Energy security -- Women and children -- Cultural and recreational value -- Forests and sustainable development -- Politics and policies for a new era -- Roots of the crisis -- Roots are broad and deep -- Economic forces which lead to forest decline -- Missing markets -- Divergence between private values and public values -- Limitations of government policies -- Timber concession policies and subsidies -- Other subsidies affecting forests -- Agriculture -- Transport -- Energy and mining -- 'Reform the best, remove the rest' -- Land ownership and tenure -- Governance failure -- Land hunger and lack of tenure -- Failure to share benefits -- Gender inequity -- Displacement of communities -- Ethical failure -- Corrupt practices -- Inequity -- Cultural discrimination -- Private and public interest -- A web of interests -- Forest-dependent communities -- Rural communities -- Forest dwellers -- Shifting cultivators -- Private woodland owners -- Corporations, traders and forest industry workers -- Consumers.

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