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not implementing FVM signifies that other landowners are
reluctant to invest in their family forest. More importantly, the
findings of this study show that the size of landholdings corre-
lates directly with the leve l a n d intensity of forest mana ge ment.
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by the Practicing Foresters In-
stitute.
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