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Sustainable Forest Management Can Help Advert Conflicts, Says UN Report

Published on 16 Mar 2005
Sustainable use of the world's forests not only creates employment and generates income but also can help avert the emergence of conflicts and promote rehabilitation where conflicts have erupted, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today. On the other hand, marginalization of forestry in social and economic development may actually fuel armed conflicts, FAO said in the 2005 edition of The State of the World's Forests (SOFO 2005), a report presented to the Ministerial Meeting on Forests in Rome.
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