Illegal Forest Activities in the Asia Pacific Rim
By Arnoldo Contreras Hermosilla - Forest Trends View PublicationIllegal forest activities within the Asia Pacific countries have generated a host of negative impacts on the economy, the poor, and the quality of forest management. It is in the interest of all of the stakeholders – from local communities to national politicians to logging companies to international donors – to work together to ensure the preservation of Asia Pacific Rim forests by identifying and implementing an agreed upon and mutually reinforcing set of actions.