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During the past decade, especially after the 1992 Earth Summit, forest loss in many regions received considerable attention and led to numerous initiatives by governments and intergovernmental agencies at various levels, from national to global. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) noted that it was a time of strengthened international cooperation (FAO 2001), and it is no exaggeration to say that such active and frequent worldwide dialogue on forest conservation was an entirely new, historic event. Unfortunately, these efforts failed to make substantial progress in preserving forests, especially in tropical countries.
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Yamane, M. (2003). Underlying Causes of Forest Loss in the Asia-Pacific Region. In: Inoue, M., Isozaki, H. (eds) People and Forest — Policy and Local Reality in Southeast Asia, the Russian Far East, and Japan. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2554-5_1
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