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Forests are the dominant form of vegetation in the biosphere, covering roughly one fifth of the Earth’s land area, and they represent a valuable ecological and economic resource (WBGU, 1993). Human use has always changed forest ecosystems, but the middle of this century marked the beginning of a radical increase in the intensity and extent of utilization, primarily in the form of destruction through clearing of woodland for cultivation (Sharma, 1992; WBGU, 1994).
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German Advisory Council on Global Change(WBGU). (1996). Protection of Forests: Protocol or Convention?. In: World in Transition: Ways Towards Global Environmental Solutions. German Advisory Council on Global Change, vol 1995. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80180-8_12
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