Stat e of the  World’s Forests 2009  from FAO

State of the World’s Forests, published biennially,
provides a global view of major developments
affecting forests. The theme for the 2009 edition is
“Society, forests and forestry: adapting for the future”.
The 2007 issue reviewed “Progress towards sustainable
forest management” with an emphasis on the “supply side”,
in particular forest resources. State of the World’s Forests 2009
places more emphasis on the “demand side”: What will
be the impact on forests of future increases in global
population, economic development and globalization? Is
the explosion in global trade having positive or negative
effects on the world’s forests? Will the forest sector
continue to have a major role in providing livelihoods for
rural communities?
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Foreword                                v
Acknowledgements                 vi
Abbreviations and acronyms vii
Summary                                viii
Part 1
Regional outlook                1
Africa                                  2
Asia and the Pacific          12
Europe                               22
Latin America and the Caribbean 32
North America                    42
Western and Central Asia 52
Part 2
Adapting for the future       61
Global demand for wood products 62
Meeting the demand for environmental services of forests 72
Changing institutions 80
Developments in forest science and technology 88
Postscript
Challenges and opportunities in turbulent times 98
Annex
Table 1
Basic data on countries and areas 102
Table 2
Forest area and area change 109
Table 3
Forest growing stock, biomass and carbon 116
Table 4
Production, trade and consumption of woodfuel, roundwood and sawnwood, 2006 123
Table 5
Production, trade and consumption of wood-based panels, pulp and paper, 2006 130
Table 6
Forestry sector’s contribution to employment and gross domestic product, 2006 137
References 145

 

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