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RAP PUBLICATION 2004/28 ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY COMMISSION What does it take? Thomas Enters, Patrick B. Durst, Chris Brown, |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
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The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. |
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© FAO 2004
Cover photo: Stephen Midgley
ISBN
974-7946-62-9
For copies of the report, write to:
Patrick B. Durst
Senior Forestry Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 697 4000
Fax: (66-2) 697 4445
Email: [email protected]
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission mandate
The study’s aim and scope
Structure of this document
Section 1: Plantations in the Asia-Pacific region: an expanding resource
Production: shifting from natural forests to forest plantations
Future plantation wood production
Alternative sources of wood and fibre
The Kyoto protocol and the role of plantations as carbon sinks
Summary
Section 2: Incentives: key concepts, typology and rationale
Justification for providing incentives
The downside of incentives
Crowding out of investment
Section 3: What does it take? Study outcomes
Characteristics of forest plantation investments
A brief history of plantations in the study countries
Similarities and differences in plantation histories
Use of incentives in Asia and the Pacific
Direct incentives - what can they achieve?
Indirect incentives - a solid foundation for investments
Conclusions and recommendations