A discussion of the status of forestry in the South Pacific nations, with an overview by country followed by a treatment of the overall resource base, the state of wood industries and the current trends in policy and legislation.

Situacin de los bosques del mundo presenta, cada dos aos, un anlisis de la situacin de los bosques del mundo, de los principales acontecimientos institucionales y de poltica y de los problemas a los que se enfrenta el sector forestal.

A detailed presentation of forestry development in China covering its role in the socio-economic environment, in timber production and trade and the protection of ecosystems. Trends are identified and national plans outlined. An analysis of wood and non-wood product markets is given

An overview of the state of forestry in New Zealand with details of the social and economic environment, forest resources and forest industries. The country's forest policies, institutions and forestry initiatives are outlined. Annexes provide the countries most important forestry statistics.

A tree is more than timber. It is food, income, medicine, fuel/energy, fodder. Forestry plays an important role in providing food security and poverty alleviation.

La foresterie joue un role important dans la sécurité alimentaire. L’accès à la forêt est indispensable pour que la communauté puisse tirer des avantages des resources forestières.

En el presente nmero de Unasylva se examinan algunas de las cuestiones relacionadas con la poblacin que vive en los bosques y depende de ellos, y en particular su participacin en la ordenacin forestal sostenible.

This issue of Unasylva considers some of the issues related to forest-dwelling and forest-dependent people, and particularly their role in and relationship to sustainable forest management.

Perhaps the most important socio-economic and political development in Europe between the time of ETTS IV and that of ETTS V was the start of the process of transition for the former centrally planned economies to a market economy system. The changes to every part of these countries' society and institutions are profound and sometimes painful.