Forest management.

Sustainable forest management

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

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.

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.

Financing sustainable forest management

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

International Forest Policy Forum

Promote genuine community based forest management that empowers forest peoples.

(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

Progress towards sustainable forest management

Disincentives for sustainable forest management.

Subprogramme 9 Sustainable forest management

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

(j) Promoting improved forest practices through strengthening sustainable forest management standards

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.

International trade and sustainable forest management

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(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.

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

(a) Sustainable management of forest and afforestation reforestation area of forest growing stock and

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.

(b) Social impact assessment for sustainable forest management

(e) Forest law enforcement, governance and conflict management

Almost 20 classes have been detected distinguishing different forest types in combination with forest management practices.

C. Emerging and critical issues for sustainable forest management

13 Nsita on Decentralisation and Forest Management in Uganda.

Malysheva, N.V. Main Features of Russia's Forest Management System.

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.

(a) Providing greater support to scientific and technological innovations for sustainable forest management, including those relating to the improvement in sustainable forest management by local communities

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

Reforestation and afforestation in the context of sustainable forest and drylands management are seen as important elements in combating desertification, as appropriate synergy and complementarity between NAPs and national forest programmes in drylands, or similar policy frameworks, must be ensured when planning and implementing forest related activities.

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.

Estonia has a strong tradition of forest management and conservation.

(e) Supporting partnerships to mobilize financial resources for sustainable forest management

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.

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Such a forest register has the advantage of providing developing countries with an infrastructure for environmentally sustainable forest management plans.