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North America Forest Outlook Study
Doug Kneeland FAO, Forestry Department
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Outlook Studies

• SOFO 2009
• Society, forests forestry adapting to the
  future
• Based on regional outlook studies partner
  inputs
• Each of six regions will have a chapter
• The other 5 regions already have comprehensive
  outlook studies

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Process

• Each country prepared a country report
• FAO prepared a consolidated regional report
• The countries reviewed the regional report

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Outlook

• Emphasis on demand side economics
• What are key drivers of change?
• (external) (inside the forest sector)
• Policy and institutional developments
• Environmental issues
• Technological changes

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The Outlook

• Strengths
• Strong democracies, institutions, private sector
• Resource base
• Leaders in technology
• Environmental conservation
• Well positioned for biofuels

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The Outlook

• Challenges
• Climate change fires, forest health
• Recession how long will it last?
• Declining profits for forest industry
• Competition with emerging players
• The challenge of biofuels