Humanity’s increasing and often clashing needs for food, fuel, fibre and forests (4Fs) lie at the heart of the 21st-century challenge to balance local and global social, environmental and economic priorities. Now more than ever, Asia’s most valuable treasure, our forests, must be protected, preserved and why not, even enjoyed – its gifts are boundless if we know how to appreciate them.
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