Abstract
India’s forests cover roughly one-fifth of its land surface. They supply a wide range of products as well as critical environmental services. In a densely populated land, the forest must be utilized to the optimum. India’s growing economy faces an increasing fibre supply deficit, and India is a major importer of hardwoods from countries with abysmal records of forest stewardship. Dealing with competing needs poses a monumental set of challenges.
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