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Photo: Harri Silvennoinen |
Forests are a source of well-being
Forests offer diverse opportunities for traditional forest uses
as well as for new business opportunities serving the needs of
urbanizing societies.
In order to be able to match these various forest uses with one
another, it is important to follow the principles of sustainable
use in forest utilisation.
Besides ecological sustainability, they
include economic, social and cultural sustainability.
An important
part of social and cultural sustainability is the acceptance
of various cultures and providing people with an opportunity to
influence decision-making related to their environment and the
utilisation of natural resources.
Moreover, key targets include
managing ecological impacts of forests recreation and tourism, developing markets and compensation mechanisms for nonwood
benefits of forests and providing new opportunities for
means of livelihood for local people in rural areas.
