The Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study (APFSOS) is a wide-ranging initiative to gather information on, and examine, the evolution of key forestry issues as well as to review important trends in forests and forestry. The main purpose of the study is to provide a better understanding of the changing relationships between society and forests and thus to facilitate timely policy reviews and reforms in national forest sectors. The content of Vietnam Forestry outlook study includes: - Key factors impacting forests and forestry - Past trends and current state of forests and forestry - State of forest resources in 2020 - Demand and supply of forest products to the year 2020 - The future of the forest industry - Forest as a source of energy — current situation and anticipated changes - Forest environmental services - Social functions of forests - Role of forests in the provision of global public goods - Emerging opportunities and threats in a globalised environment - Creating a more appropriate society-forest relationship: What needs to be done? - Prioritized programs

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