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The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review

This paper assesses the existing reforestation and forest conservation policies and strategies in Southeast Asia and how they have impacted people’s lives. Southeast Asia contains 11 countries and is home to 20% of the world’s species. Unfortunately, the region has been practising deforestation at a...

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Main Authors: Ahmadzai, Mujib Rahman, Zaki, Pakhriazad Hassan, Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi, Bawon, Paiman, Karam Singh, Daljit Singh
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103742/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1037422023-04-19T03:44:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103742/ The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review Ahmadzai, Mujib Rahman Zaki, Pakhriazad Hassan Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi Bawon, Paiman Karam Singh, Daljit Singh This paper assesses the existing reforestation and forest conservation policies and strategies in Southeast Asia and how they have impacted people’s lives. Southeast Asia contains 11 countries and is home to 20% of the world’s species. Unfortunately, the region has been practising deforestation at an alarming rate. The main cause of deforestation in the region is the creation of land for agriculture, with forest fires and the growing demand for timber also contributing. As a result, the region has lost 376,000 km2 of forest in the last 30 years. Parts of the region have been involved in international efforts to protect forests, such as the 2016 Paris Agreement. However, some of these policies have not made much difference because most countries are not willing to support the necessary strategies. From the study findings, the main strength of the existing polices and strategies is that they are being amended to suit different changes in demographics and the practical needs of the sector. The sector has been able to shift from the initial state forestry management to making forests a multi-sectoral economic development agent. On the other hand, there are few polices at the national level that ensure every citizen participates in tree planting and that they understand the need to stop deforestation. In addition, many countries in the region are less willing to join the international communities in fighting climate change; that is, they do not agree with international partnerships like the Pris Climate Change Agreement. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022 Article PeerReviewed Ahmadzai, Mujib Rahman and Zaki, Pakhriazad Hassan and Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi and Bawon, Paiman and Karam Singh, Daljit Singh (2022) The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review. Forests, 14 (1). art. no. 1. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1999-4907 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/1/1 10.3390/f14010001
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description This paper assesses the existing reforestation and forest conservation policies and strategies in Southeast Asia and how they have impacted people’s lives. Southeast Asia contains 11 countries and is home to 20% of the world’s species. Unfortunately, the region has been practising deforestation at an alarming rate. The main cause of deforestation in the region is the creation of land for agriculture, with forest fires and the growing demand for timber also contributing. As a result, the region has lost 376,000 km2 of forest in the last 30 years. Parts of the region have been involved in international efforts to protect forests, such as the 2016 Paris Agreement. However, some of these policies have not made much difference because most countries are not willing to support the necessary strategies. From the study findings, the main strength of the existing polices and strategies is that they are being amended to suit different changes in demographics and the practical needs of the sector. The sector has been able to shift from the initial state forestry management to making forests a multi-sectoral economic development agent. On the other hand, there are few polices at the national level that ensure every citizen participates in tree planting and that they understand the need to stop deforestation. In addition, many countries in the region are less willing to join the international communities in fighting climate change; that is, they do not agree with international partnerships like the Pris Climate Change Agreement.
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author Ahmadzai, Mujib Rahman
Zaki, Pakhriazad Hassan
Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Bawon, Paiman
Karam Singh, Daljit Singh
spellingShingle Ahmadzai, Mujib Rahman
Zaki, Pakhriazad Hassan
Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Bawon, Paiman
Karam Singh, Daljit Singh
The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review
author_facet Ahmadzai, Mujib Rahman
Zaki, Pakhriazad Hassan
Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Bawon, Paiman
Karam Singh, Daljit Singh
author_sort Ahmadzai, Mujib Rahman
title The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review
title_short The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review
title_full The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review
title_fullStr The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review
title_full_unstemmed The societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in Southeast Asia—a review
title_sort societal and economic impact of reforestation strategies and policies in southeast asia—a review
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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