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Forest Products Utilization and Sustainable Development Role of forests and forest products • Biodiversity • Climate change • Watershed, soil protection • Contribute to livelihood Forestry contribution to GDP • 1-4% of GDP • Poor information available • Need additional efforts Forest resources and poverty alleviation • 350 million people rely on forests for subsistence • World forests areas declining • major impact on strategies aimed at poverty alleviation Forest can provide • Subsistence goods • Cash income • Indirect social and environmental benefits Areas for action for People-centered approach to SFM • Strengthening rights, capabilities and governance: • Reducing vulnerability • Capture emerging opportunities • Working in partnership Wood products vs their substitutes • Based on LCA • Wood products have favorable profiles • Lower fossil fuel consumption Carbon sink and substitution effects of wood products • Reducing or avoiding greenhouse gas emissions • Sequester carbon • Substitute carbon Strategies for a sustainable use of wood • Sustainable forest management • Sustainable use of non-wood forest products • Wood and wood-based products • Institutional framework Joint approach • International organizations, • N.G.O. • Private sector • Government • Local population