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Forests are recognized as an integral part of national economies, providing a wide range of production inputs, environmental goods, food, fuel, medicines, household equipment, building material and raw materials for industrial processing. Forests support agriculture by providing materials for farm implements, harvesting and transportation equipment, crop storage containers and dryers as well as fuel for crop processing. However, these multiple benefits and services are valued differently by different people. Moreover, local, national and international interests also differ. For a number of reasons, the roles that forests are expected to play in local, national and global development change dramatically over time.