In Karelia, IKEA has taken the lead to develop responsible forestry together with authorities, NGOs and local interests.

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Besides Brazil's tough conservation laws, there are now countless projects, often backed by multilateral agencies, to develop sustainable forestry, eco-tourism and other means of providing a living for the region's inhabitants without harming their environment.

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It will develop aims and indicators for ecotourism, agriculture and forestry.

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Ian Shaw, from Forestry Commission Wales, said it was "extremely unlikely" any buyer would be able to develop the site later as the commission would retain some degree of control over its future.

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