Highlights Global experience of employment generation in timber plantations shows contrasting outcomes including in terms of rural development, but there are al

Industrial timber plantations are controversial in many parts of the world. Indonesia provides an interesting case study, with its history of conflicts over lan

Background. To meet increasing demand for forest products and services, the global area of planted forests has increased dramatically over the past 25 years. Fu

Based on thorough bibliographic research of a highly controversial topic, this report, jointly sponsored by IUCN, UNEP and WWF, shows the potential of plantatio