Unfair government policies fail to benefit poor people who live in the forests of many developing countries. Those same policies fail even to protect forests, according to a new study. "History shows us that the traditional model of ‘scientific forestry’ management focuses on maximizing profit for a few," said Anne M. Larson of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the study’s other co-author. "Governments have the ability – and we would argue the obligation – to use these resources to combat poverty by first reexamining their forest policies."
