Examples of policy activities include, inter alia, forest law enforcement, certification, market access, development of guidelines, ex post evaluation, studies on market conditions, status of tropical forest management, community forest management, tenure rights, further processing of tropical timber , trade of non timber forest products and ecosystem services.

The reform of forestry policy is introducing two important innovations (i) preparation of forest management plans and (ii) adoption of forest certification and labelling systems.

Many countries report action to improve the use of economic and policy instruments to promote sustainable forest management.

Forest applications include forest area estimation and mapping, forest monitoring, forest fire assessment and forest management.

(k) Identify and implement measures to enhance cooperation and cross sectoral policy and programme coordination among sectors affecting and affected by forest policies and management, with a view to integrating the forest sector into national decision making processes and promoting sustainable forest management, including by addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation, and by promoting forest conservation

Sustainable forest management

Setting clear objectives for international forest policy and linking sustainable forest management more closely to the internationally agreed development goals are avenues that warrant careful consideration at the Forum.

Financing sustainable forest management

Promote genuine community based forest management that empowers forest peoples.

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C. Greater recognition of sustainable forest management and forest products trade

Progress towards sustainable forest management

Disincentives for sustainable forest management.

Subprogramme 9 Sustainable forest management

(y) Enhance access by households, small scale forest owners, forest dependent local and indigenous communities, living in and outside forest areas, to forest resources and relevant markets in order to support livelihoods and income diversification from forest management, consistent with sustainable forest management.

Stakeholders at the international, regional, national and subnational levels have attached importance to criteria and indicators as providing a framework for policy formulation and monitoring of sustainable forest management and national forest programmes.

International trade and sustainable forest management

d. National forest policy and programs

Criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management

(b) Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management

(b) Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management

If sustainable forest management is to compete successfully for resources, strong domestic strategic decisions and policy measures are needed to create an attractive investment environment.

(b) Social impact assessment for sustainable forest management

(e) Forest law enforcement, governance and conflict management

C. Emerging and critical issues for sustainable forest management

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Reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest management, including protection, restoration, afforestation and reforestation, and increase efforts to prevent forest degradation

The Executive Secretary stressed that any policy on sustainable forest management must aim at preserving existing forests and ensure that reforestation and afforestation policies were addressed and promoted.

On the other hand, illegal forest related activities continue to be a major threat to sustainable forest management.

Developing and implementing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management.

Inadequate transfer of environmentally sound technologies for sustainable forest management.

(c) Articulating the concept of sustainable forest management more clearly

Achieving sustainable forest management is primarily a sovereign national responsibility.

Decentralization processes and the achievement of an appropriate balance between centralization and decentralization of forest related decision making and management are key to making progress toward sustainable forest management.

Of particular value is the broadening of the range of stakeholders with an interest in forests and the development of innovative mechanisms for equitable involvement of these stakeholders in the formulation of forest policy and programmes and in forest planning and management.

Between 1995 and 1997, AOAD carried out training on land management development, forest management, combating forest fires, alfa grass management, environmental protection, sand dune stabilization and geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing in range studies.

Reverse the decline in official development assistance for sustainable forest management and mobilize significantly increased, new and additional financial resources from all sources for the implementation of sustainable forest management.

Improved coordination of policies and the development of a harmonized framework for national commitments towards achieving sustainable forest management, including international goals and targets and strong national reporting mechanisms on implementing sustainable forest management will help establish a level playing field for the forest products sector and will greatly assist public and political recognition of steps on the road to sustainable forest management.

(b) Reverse the decline in official development assistance for sustainable forest management and mobilize significantly increased, new and additional financial resources from all sources for the implementation of sustainable forest management

There are a number of existing international arrangements that have succeeded in strengthening long term political commitment to sustainable forest management and led to significant improvements in national forest policies, legislative frameworks and standards in line with the principles of sustainable forest management.

These factors can make unsustainable practices more profitable than sustainable forest management.

(a) Renewing the commitment to make global progress towards sustainable forest management.

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