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rights increases conflicts over land, and indigenous peoples with customary rights often lose in situations where there are competing land claims or illegal land grabs. 8 In some weak states, such as Papua New Guinea, the state frequently awards logging or plantation concessions to commercial operators without the prior consent or consultation of affected local populations. Weak governments, widespread corruption and low transparency are common in many tropical forest countries.

of deforestation. In general, rainforest areas are rich in minerals and hydrocarbon resources. Mining and drilling operations lead to both deforestation and land conflicts in many parts of the world, Indonesia and Peru being two important examples.

Finally, unclear tenure hampers sustainable management of forest areas in many tropical countries. Weak or unclear property and access

United States

Canada

Egypt

Ukraine

China

China

Ethiopia

India

Nigeria

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazil

Ghana

Brazil

India

Thailand

Tanzania

Bolivia

Uruguay

Paraguay

Argentina

7 000 3 500 2 000 1 000 Production, thousand tonnes

Production, thousand tonnes

82 000

Wood charcoal

Soy

20 000 10 000 2 400

Source: Faostat, accessed July 2014; all data refers to 2012

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