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Developing Institutional Support for Large-Scale Reforestation

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Earlier chapters described the gradual loss of natural forests and the increase in the area of under-used former agricultural land across the Asia-Pacific region. The growing interest in different forms of reforestation has also been described. This means forestry practices are changing. Many new groups, in addition to state forestry agencies, are becoming involved in reforestation including private companies and smallholders. There are also other stakeholders with an interest in what is done because they are users of the goods and services being generated by the newly-established forests. This diversity of participants means the policies and practices that served in the past are becoming increasingly out of date. But what types of changes are needed to deal with the new circumstances? This chapter is concerned with the institutions and policies needed if reforestation to be undertaken on a national scale and at a rate that matches the rate at which forest and land degradation is occurring.

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Lamb, D. (2011). Developing Institutional Support for Large-Scale Reforestation. In: Regreening the Bare Hills. World Forests, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9870-2_12

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