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Rio+20: Forests form important foundation for a green economy

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Publication Date: 
June 26, 2012
Author: 
Duncan Macqueen
News Source: 
IIED

The potential role of the forest sector in emerging bio-economies is immense. Vietnam has spotted the potential and is driving the sustainable management and expansion of its forests.   

Just prior to Rio+20, Indonesia’s President Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono heralded the new approach, announcing that the country had passed a law to permanently conserve 35% of its tropical rain forests and that 3.2 billion trees had been planted in the past 2 years.
 
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