Understand the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the development of forest plantationsand the conservation involved Controversy surrounds the quest

Understand the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the development of forest plantations—and the conservation involved Controversy surrounds the qu

Plantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity con

1 Plantation forests and biodiversity: Oxymoron or opportunity? Forests form the natural vegetation over much of the Earth’s land, and they are critical for t