Agroforestry is the practice of forest management where trees and shrubs are integrated with agricultural systems for multiple products and benefits. The integration of trees in farmland and rangeland diversifies and sustains production for increased social, economic, and environmental benefits for land users. In addition to commercial logging, developing nations rely on forests and woodlands for fuelwood, charcoal, rubber, browse, and other harvests. The concern is as much "sustainable forests" as sustainable forestry. Sustainable forests have been difficult to achieve because of the lack of clear property and access rights. In developing nations, the substitution of fossil fuels for fuelwood and land tenure and common property management rules are central issues, not resolved in developed nations which import both fossil fuels and many wood products.

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