Furthermore, many remaining forest areas are either diminishing, severely fragmented or degraded (FAO, 2011, Chaudhury, 2009, Stibig etal., Economic growth supported by excessive extraction of resources and conversion of forest area for agriculture, plantation estates, infrastructure, and mining pose some of the greatest threats to natural forests in the region (Xing, 2013). Foreign and domestic land-related investments in GMS countries represent a major immediate driver of forest change. Meanwhile, demand from China, Thailand and Viet Nam for natural resources, timber and agricultural products is also driving forest change in GMS countries.