Forest change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
Subtitle: an overview of negative and positive drivers
By: Yurdi Yasmi, Patrick Durst, Rehan Ul Haq, Jeremy Broadhead
Contributors: Durst, Patrick B., author; Haq, Rehan Ul- author; Broadhead, Jeremy, author; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Bangkok
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Forests and forestry; Deforestation; Afforestation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-60).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction; title: pt. 2 Forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); title: 2.1.The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): A dynamic and rapidly changing region; title: 2.2.Forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); title: 2.3.Country profiles; title: 2.3.1.Cambodia; title: 2.3.2.Lao PDR; title: 2.3.3.Myanmar; title: 2.3.4.Thailand; title: 2.3.5.Viet Nam; title: pt. 3 Negative drivers affecting forests in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); title: 3.1.Direct negative drivers; title: 3.1.1.Agricultural expansion; title: 3.1.2.Infrastructure development; title: 3.1.3.Unsustainable and illegal logging; title: 3.1.4.Mining; title: 3.1.5.Forest fire; title: 3.2.Indirect drivers; title: 3.2.1.Demographic changes; title: 3.2.2.Socio-economic progress of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); title: 3.2.3.Weak governance; title: pt. 4 Positive drivers affecting forests In the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); title: 4.1.Direct positive drivers; title: 4.1.1.Afforestation and reforestation; title: 4.1.2.Conservation of biodiversity and forest protection; title: Note continued: 4.1.3.Involvement of people in forestry; title: 4.1.4.Demand for green forest products; title: 4.1.5.Payment for ecosystem services (PES) and REDD+; title: 4.2.Indirect positive drivers; title: 4.2.1.Supportive forest policies and legislation; title: 4.2.2.Awareness of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM); title: 4.2.3.Opportunities provided by SDGs and the Paris climate change agreement; title: pt. 5 Conclusions; title: pt. 6 Recommendations.