translate English to French: It is imperative that family forest owners, together with others who make their livelihood in rural areas, understand the nature of the concerns of urban dwellers, how “city-folk” view non-urban areas, and how centrally based decision makers are often influenced by small, but powerful urban-based pressure groups for their own political ends.
Cela dit, il est essentiel que ceux-ci, ainsi que d'autres acteurs dont la subsistance est liée à la vie rurale, comprennent les préoccupations des citadins, comment ceux-ci voient la campagne et comment les responsables, au niveau central, succombent souvent aux pressions de groupes urbains, petits mais puissants, car ils y trouvent un intérêt politique.