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Economic growth and demand for land is increasing day by day in the Asia-Pacific region. As a result the national and global significance of the rain and monsoon forests is becoming more widely appreciated. Sustaining the many benefits from tropical forests is no longer a matter of interest only for conservation organisations, it is the stuff of newspaper editorials in New Delhi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Port Moresby. Citizens of tropical forest countries are increasingly aware that their natural forests protect soil fertility, prevent flooding, provide valuable timbers for national revenue and useful non-wood crops for local sale and consumption. In short, the forests produce goods and services that are the basis of everyday life in the region.
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Collins, N.M., Sayer, J.A., Whitmore, T.C. (1991). Introduction. In: Collins, N.M., Sayer, J.A., Whitmore, T.C. (eds) The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests Asia and the Pacific. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12030-7_1
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