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Forest-based Development in Finland — a Unique Success?

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Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden and Finland are unique among the industrialized countries in the sense that, in these countries, economically sustainable forest management has been achieved at a high level of forest cover. In fact, 59-77% of their land areas are forest covered, while the world average is 27% (FAO 1997).

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Palo, M., Uusivuori, J., Lehto, E. (1999). Forest-based Development in Finland — a Unique Success?. In: Palo, M., Uusivuori, J. (eds) World Forests, Society and Environment. World Forests, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4746-0_32

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