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There has been an increasing world-wide interest on the state of forests in recent decades. The importance given to forest conservation and development, especially to sustainable management of forests, at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and its follow-up meetings has revealed the necessity for reliable forest resources assessments at global, regional and national levels. The world community needs the best possible factual information on the state, condition, location and development trends of the world forests (see Wardle, Box 5.1 in this Volume). Furthermore, social and environmental dimensions have to be added to the current assessments of the resources. The availability of this multiple resource information is crucial for the adoption of rational decisions related to new policies and programs concerning future allocations of financial resources, as well as halting deforestation and the loss of diversity that is affecting extensive areas of our planet.
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Lund, H.G. (1999). Assessment Prospects for the World’s Forest Resources. 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_5
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