Tenure - secure indigenous and other community forestlands are often linked to low deforestation rates, significant forest cover, and the
sustainable production of
timber and other forest products.
«We hope that via a commercial approach to conservation, we may be able to contribute to a
sustainable landscape on Borneo that includes palm oil,
timber production, and wildlife conservation, all being managed on a commercial basis in harmony,» David Brand, managing director of New Forests, said.
Application of the International Tropical
Timber Organization guidelines for managing secondary forests can promote the
sustainable development of these forests for wood energy
production (ITTO, 2002).