Contents 



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The Setting for the Future 7 



Timber — A Resource With Growing Demands 9 



Development and Economic Importance of Forest Resources and Forest 



Industries in the South 13 



The Changing Timber Resource Situation 18 



The Economic, Social, and Environmental Implications of the Changing Timber 



Resource Situation 22 



The Opportunities To Increase Timber Supplies 25 



Increased Productivity in the Fourth Forest 28 



