. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. Government Policies and Land Use Planning. Land-me must lake account of ecological characteristics. Farmers in the hills of Laos use a variety of tree crops and plantation species. J. A. Saver 1 Government policies for land-use planning, economic develop- ment, employment, fiscal incentives and many other sectors should focus upon the sustainable and equitable use of forest lands. 2 Land evaluation should examme each of the productive and protective uses of the land separately and assess them against each other in order to obt
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. Government Policies and Land Use Planning. Land-me must lake account of ecological characteristics. Farmers in the hills of Laos use a variety of tree crops and plantation species. J. A. Saver 1 Government policies for land-use planning, economic develop- ment, employment, fiscal incentives and many other sectors should focus upon the sustainable and equitable use of forest lands. 2 Land evaluation should examme each of the productive and protective uses of the land separately and assess them against each other in order to obtain the best balance of use. 3 Land-use planning should take full account of the ecological characteristics of each piece of land and its social setting. 4 Conditions of land tenure and ownership of resources, by individ- uals, communities or industries, should give all a social and financial incentive to manage the land sustainably. 5 Government staff should be in tune with local people, and be in a position to control in a sensitive manner the management of government-owned lands. The concept of the 'biosphere reserve' or of the 'protected land- scape' are ideals towards which one should strive in the management of the whole forest landscape. The concept in both is one of graded control. At one end of the spectrum are areas which are totallv protected, at the other end are those which are allowed to respond rapidly to any economic opportunity. In between are areas in which the natural resource may be used with discretion. The aim is to identify the limits within which land-use may be allowed to change, and to produce, by a combination of incentives and planning con- trols, the conditions under which it is profitable for people to manage the land in this way. The policies should be holistic, profitable to all partners and sensitive to the views and ideals of the local people. An example of this is the concept of the Environmentally Critical Areas Network, which has been prepar
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