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FAO RESOURCES ON
FOREST TENURE
(FAO, November 2008)
This series of papers provides an overview of forest tenure as a
founding block for sustainable forest management and poverty
alleviation, and includes case studies from South and Southeast Asia and
Africa. The papers:
Understanding forest tenure in Africa: opportunities and challenges for
forest tenure diversification -
Understanding Forest Tenure in South and Southeast Asia
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Tenure security for better forestry
FORESTRY CARBON
STANDARDS 2008
(Albert-Ludwigs University and the University of Canterbury,
November 2008)
This report, written by Eduard Merger, is a comparison of four leading
forestry project standards from the voluntary carbon market. The
report.
TROPICAL
FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(ITTO, October 2008)
This report summarizes the deliberations of the International Expert
Meeting on Addressing Climate Change through Sustainable Management of
Tropical Forests, which met for three days in Yokohama, Japan, in
May/June 2008. The meeting endorsed the potential role of sustainable
forest management in the tropics in both mitigating climate change and
helping communities adapt to it. The
report.
FORESTS AND WATER
(FAO, 2008)
Written by L.S. Hamilton, this Forestry Paper of the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a thematic study prepared in the
framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005. The paper
suggests that forest cover's importance in regulating hydrological flows
has often been overestimated, stating that reforestation to prevent or
reduce floods is effective at only a local scale of a few hundred
hectares. The author notes that forests' most significant contribution
to the hydrological balance of watershed ecosystems is in maintaining
high-quality water.
FAO Forestry Paper 155.
FINANCING
FLOWS AND NEEDS TO IMPLEMENT THE NON-LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON ALL
TYPES OF FORESTS
(UNFF, October 2008)
Written by Markku Simula, this background paper was prepared for the
Advisory Group on Finance of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests,
in advance of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on
Finance of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF), which will be held from 10-14
November 2008, in Vienna, Austria. The paper maps the needs and
available sources and mechanisms for funding, taking into account recent
developments, including in the climate change regime. The
paper.
CLIMATE CHANGE:
FINANCING GLOBAL FORESTS
(Office of Climate Change, UK, October 2008)
Prepared by Johan Eliasch for the UK Government, this review provides a
comprehensive analysis of international financing to reduce forest loss
and its associated impacts on climate change. The
review.
BEYOND TENURE:
RIGHTS-BASED APPROACHES TO PEOPLES AND FORESTS
(Rights and Resources Initiative, October 2008)
Written by Marcus Colchester, and based on a review of 17 years of work
with forest peoples in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this paper
explores the complexity of rights that need recognition if
community-based livelihoods in forests are to be secured and well-being
is to be improved. The
paper.
CLIMATE CHANGE – CAN SOIL MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
(EC, October 2008)
The report is now available for the European Commission-sponsored
meeting of the same name. The meeting, which convened on 12 June 2008,
in Brussels, Belgium, heard statements from Luc Gnacadja, Executive
Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and
Stavros Dimas, Commissioner for
the Environment, European Commission, among others. Speakers' overall
message was that
soil is part of the climate
change problem, but can – and must – also be part of the solution. The
extent to which soil-emitted greenhouse gases and the processes leading
to these emissions can be reduced requires further work, but efforts to
adopt sound soil management practices and maintain carbon in soil can
help to offset fossil fuel emissions. The
Conference website.
MAKING REDD WORK FOR THE POOR
(Poverty and
Environment Initiative, October 2008)
This Policy
Brief, based on the report "Making REDD Work for the Poor," by Peskett
et al (2008), is a synthesis of the social dimensions of reduced
emissions from deforestation and degradation. It presents ten required
conditions that will ensure that the implementation of REDD mechanisms
yields benefits for the rural poor in developing countries. The
Policy Brief.
LIFE AS
COMMERCE: THE IMPACT OF MARKET-BASED CONSERVATION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WOMEN
(Global Forest Coalition, October 2008)
This report features case studies from India, Costa Rica, South Africa,
Paraguay and Colombia about the impact of market-based conservation
mechanisms like ecotourism, forest certification, biodiversity offsets
and carbon trade on indigenous peoples, local communities and women.
Focusing on the rules and standards needed for these mechanisms to
generate benefits for local communities, the report concludes that
governments and other donors should undertake a profound analysis of
market-based conservation approaches to assess whether they really do
strengthen rights-based, socially just biodiversity conservation
policies, or whether they are, in reality, ineffective, inefficient and
risky, contributing to the erosion of good public governance over
biodiversity. The
report.
RIGHTS-BASED
APPROACHES TO FOREST CONSERVATION
(IUCN, August 2008)
The latest issue of arborvitae, an IUCN Newsletter, addresses the debate
on rights-based approaches to conservation. It includes several papers
that highlight the need for conservation to recognize the rights of
those people who are most impacted by global conservation initiatives,
for ethical and social justice reasons, but also as a practical
imperative for biodiversity conservation.
arborvitae 36.
2007 FOREST PRODUCTS
DATA
(UNECE/FAO, August 2008)
The UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)/UN Food and Agriculture
Organizations (FAO) Timber Section has made available on its web site
the complete set of provisional 2007 forest products data. The data
include removals, production of sawnwood, panels, pulp and paper for
over 60 items, and trade in both value and volume for these items from
the UNECE region of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and
North America in the last five years. The
website.
BUILDING RESILIENCE: A
HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR WORLD FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
(Human Rights Council, 2008)
This report follows the May 2008 request of the Human Rights Council for
the Special Rapporteur to invite comments from States and other relevant
actors on the impact of the global food crisis on the protection of the
right to food and the required remedies from a human rights perspective.
The report calls on the Human Rights Council to, among other actions:
contribute to the discussion of a global partnership for agriculture and
food, ensuring that it includes attention to human rights dimensions;
encourage national strategies to realize the right to food; and
encourage an international consensus on agrofuels that avoids negative
impacts on food prices and ensures that their production respects the
full range of human rights. The
report.
FINANCING SUSTAINABLE FOREST
MANAGEMENT
(European Tropical Forest Research
Network, September 2008)
Edited by Jani Holopainen and Marieke Wit,
this issue of the ETFRN News brings together more than 35
articles on a variety of current policy and implementation initiatives
at the international, national and local levels in this field, as well
as views and experiences from experts and case studies of financial
mechanisms for sustainable forest management. The
paper.
ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE LONG-TERM
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF SOIL FERTILITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: THE CASE OF
MAIZE-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS IN KENYA
(IFPRI, July 2008)
This paper, authored by Ephraim Nkonya, Patrick Gicheru, Johannes
Woelcke, Barrack Okoba, Daniel Kilambya and Louis N. Gachimbi, analyzes
the on-site and off-site economic impacts of various sustainable land
management (SLM) practices in Kenya. Long-term trial data are used to
establish the relationship between SLM practices and maize yield. The
analysis of on-site effects focuses on the profitability of maize
production at the farm level, while the examined off-site effects
include carbon sequestration and siltation from maize farms, which
increase the cost of potable water production. The major contribution of
this study is the use of long-term experimental data to estimate the
impacts of land management practices on crop yield and consider their
off-site benefits and costs. The
paper.
HARMONIZED WORLD SOIL DATABASE
(FAO, July 2008)
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has developed this new
database to improve knowledge of current and future land productivity,
as well as the carbon storage and carbon sequestration potential, of the
world's soils.
Harmonized World Soil Database.
SEEING PEOPLE
THROUGH THE TREES: SCALING UP EFFORTS TO ADVANCE RIGHTS AND ADDRESS
POVERTY, CONFLICT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(Rights and Resources Initiative, July 2008)
This report discusses weaknesses in prior governance structures of past
models of forest management, while pointing out gaps and opportunities
for the strategic involvement of the international community in
addressing global challenges of climate change, poverty and conflict.
The
report.
FROM EXCLUSION TO
OWNERSHIP? CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ADVANCING FOREST TENURE
REFORM
(Rights and Resources Initiative, July 2008)
Written by William D. Sunderlin, Jeffrey Hatcher and Megan Liddle, this
study aims to measure whether the transition of forest land access and
ownership from governments to local people has continued in the last six
years. It also assesses the implications of statutory forest tenure
change for forest peoples, governments and the global community. The
study.
CONTROLLING
ILLEGAL LOGGING: USING PUBLIC PROCUREMENT POLICY
(Chatham House, June 2008)
Written by Duncan Brack, this briefing paper provides a summary of how
countries are using public procurement policy to create protected
markets for legal and sustainable timber. The
paper.
SAFETY NET: PROTECTED AREAS AND
POVERTY REDUCTION
(WWF and Equilibrium, May 2008)
Written by Nigel Dudley et al., this report collects examples
where well-planned and managed protected areas have helped to bring new
wealth and security into under-privileged societies. The
report.
CHALLENGES TO
MANAGING ECOSYSTEMS SUSTAINABLY FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION: SECURING
WELL-BEING IN THE ANDES/AMAZON
(Iniciativa Amazônica, WWF, King's College London, Universidad
Nacional de Colombia, The Nature Conservancy, International Center for
Tropical Agriculture, May 2008)
As part of the Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation Programme,
this report is a "situation analysis" of ecosystem services and poverty
in the Amazon basin and the eastern Andean slopes. It focuses on,
inter alia, the benefits that local populations derive from using
ecosystem services, and options to manage ecosystem provision in ways
that also prevent or help to alleviate poverty. The
report.
EUROPEAN FORESTS
– ECOSYSTEM CONDITIONS AND SUSTAINABLE USE
(European Environment Agency, May 2008)
The report identifies the state, trends and major pressures on the
forest ecosystems across Europe and suggests needed actions and
capacity-building for sustainable forest management and safeguarding
biodiversity. The
report.
DEVELOPING LEGAL
TOOLS FOR CITIZEN EMPOWERMENT: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AGREEMENTS IN
GHANA'S FORESTRY SECTOR
(International Institute for Environment and Development, May 2008)
Written by Dominic M. Ayine, this paper is about a legal arrangement for
enabling forest communities in Ghana to better participate in the
benefits generated by timber activities. The
paper.
IMPACTS OF THE
HUTAN KAMASYARAKATAN SOCIAL FORESTRY PROGRAM IN THE SUMBERJAYA
WATERSHED, WEST LAMPUNG DISTRICT OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA
(International Food Policy Research Institute, May 2008)
Written by John Pender, Suyanto, John Kerr and Edward Kato, this paper
investigates the impacts of a social forestry program in Hutan
Kamasyarakatan, Indonesia, which provided groups of farmers with
secure-tenure permits to continue farming on state Protection Forest
land, in exchange for protecting remaining natural forestland, planting
multistrata agroforests, and using recommended soil and water
conservation (SWC) measures on their coffee plantations.
The
paper.
IMPROVING FOREST
GOVERNANCE IN KNUCKLES: DIALOGUE AND DEVELOPMENT FOR BETTER OUTCOMES
(IUCN, May 2008)
Written by Nathan Badenoch, this report examines lessons learned from
IUCN's "Strengthening Voices for Better Choices" project in Sri Lanka.
It states that after two years of implementation, there have been marked
improvements in local governance. The
paper.
FORESTS AND
THE BIODIVERSITY CONVENTION
(Global Forest Coalition, 2008)
This report includes the summary of 22 independent monitoring reports on
the implementation of the expanded programme of work on forest
biodiversity of the CBD, in 22 different countries. The
report.
'IF YOU SAW IT WITH
MY EYES': COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN
FOREST STEWARD COMMUNITIES
(CIFOR, 2008)
Written by Peter Leigh Taylor, Peter Cronkleton, Deborah Barry, Samantha
Stone-Jovicich and Marianne Schmink, this paper discusses experiences
with innovative participatory research in Guatemala and Nicaragua that
aimed to strengthen community capabilities in natural resource
management. The
paper.
LAND REFORM
AND RURAL TERRITORIES: EXPERIENCES FROM BRAZIL AND SOUTH AFRICA
(IIED, 2008)
This paper suggests a new approach to land reform and rural development
to combat inequitable land distribution and rural poverty. "Rural
territorial development" (RTD) is based on and encourages shared
territorial identity (distinctive productive, historical, cultural and
environmental features) among different stakeholders and social
groupings. The
paper.
REDD OPPORTUNITIES: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
(IUCN, April 2008)
This brochure outlines IUCN's position on Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). IUCN states that REDD can
contribute to the goal of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions if it
is based on sustainable forest management and integrated into broader
carbon emission reduction strategies. The
brochure.
SOCIAL ISSUES
IN TIMBER PROCUREMENT POLICIES
(Chatham House, April 2008)
This draft document analyzes the inclusion of social issues in timber
procurement policies, looking at issues that are or could be covered,
lessons that can be drawn from experience in other product sectors, and
the interaction with international trade rules. The
draft document.
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT OF WOOD AND PAPER-BASED PRODUCTS: GUIDE AND
RESOURCE KIT
(World Resources Institute, World Business Council for Sustainable
Development, March 2008)
This toolbox helps corporate managers understand and find the best
advice on how to purchase forest-based products originating from
responsibly managed forests around the world. It addresses forest
certification, legality, environmental friendliness, social impacts, and
recycled-content percentages, and directs managers to advice on tracing
their supply chains and implementing monitoring processes. The
guide.
GENERATING CARBON FINANCE THROUGH AVOIDED DEFORESTATION AND ITS
POTENTIAL TO CREATE CLIMATIC, CONSERVATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
BENEFITS
(Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, February 2008,
Vol. 363, pp. 1917–1924)
In this article, Johannes Ebeling of EcoSecurities and Maï Yasué of the
University of British Columbia consider recent proposals to compensate
developing countries for reducing emissions from deforestation and
degradation (REDD) as part of a future climate change mitigation
agreement. The authors argue that, if credits for such actions were
traded on the carbon market, "even moderate decreases in deforestation
could generate billions of Euros annual for tropical forest
conservation." They consider the challenges in establishing a framework
for rewarding reduced emissions from deforestation, including issues of
"additionality" and going beyond business-as-usual, carbon leakage, and
other governance-related issues. The
article.
Community forestry in the Amazon: The unsolved
challenge of forests and the poor
(ODI, April 2008)
This Overseas Development Institute (ODI) brief, written by Benno
Pokorny and James Johnson, analyses community forestry experiences in
Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil. The
authors argue that considerable external
resources are needed to overcome the technical, legal and financial
barriers inherent in the current community forestry framework in order
to combine forest conservation with rural development and poverty
reduction. The
brief.
REDUCING DEFORESTATION AND TRADING EMISSIONS:
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE POST-KYOTO CARBON MARKET
(Centre for European Economic Research, 2008)
This paper, written by Niels Anger and Jayant Sathaye, quantitatively
assesses the economic implications of crediting carbon abatement from
reduced deforestation for the emissions market in 2020. The authors find
that integrating avoided deforestation in international emissions
trading considerably decreases the costs of post-Kyoto climate policy -
even when accounting for conventional abatement options of developing
countries under the CDM. The
paper.
TROPICAL
TIMBER MARKET REPORT
(ITTO, April 2008)
The latest issue of the Tropical Timber Market Report of the
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) addresses, inter
alia, the challenges created by European governments' timber
procurement policies. The
report.
IUFRO NEWS
(IUFRO, March 2008)
This volume of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations'
(IUFRO) newsletter contains a scientific summary of the international
conference on "Old Forests, New Management," held in Hobart, Australia.
The
newsletter.
PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT POLICIES FOR LEGAL AND SUSTAINABLE TIMBER: HOW TO STRENGTHEN
JAPAN'S POLICY
(IGES, March 2008)
Policy Brief #7 by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
(IGES) includes a comparative analysis between Japan's public timber
procurement policy and those of several European countries. In addition
to identifying elements that public timber procurement policies must
include to favor legal and sustainable timber, it provides
recommendations for further strengthening Japan's policy on public
timber procurement. The
policy brief.
SUPPORTING SMALL FOREST ENTERPRISES: A CROSS-SECTORAL
REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICE
(IIED, March 2008)
Authored by Duncan Macqueen, this report reviews the growing consensus
on best practice in small enterprise support, both within and outside
the forest sector. It describes how a framework known as 'market system
development' unites attempts to: strengthen enterprise associations,
facilitate better provision of financial and business development
services, and improve the business environment. It concludes with
specific recommendations for support to Small and Medium Forest
Enterprises (SMFEs). The
report.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORCED MIGRATION
(UNHCR, 2008)
This research paper, authored by Etienne Piguet and issued by the UN
High Commissioner on Refuges (UNHCR), explores what impact climate
change is likely to have on migration and provides suggestions on how
the international system of protection should respond to these
challenges, including by increased international cooperation for
collective burden sharing, and by the opening of emigration channels
with the recognition of environmental push factors in subsidiary
international instruments of protection. The
research paper.
CROSS-SECTORAL TOOLKIT FOR THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
OF FOREST BIODIVERSITY
(Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008)
Edited by I. Thompson and T. Christophersen, this technical series
publication summarizes information on policy approaches that aim to
minimize the negative impacts of other sectoral policies on forests and
forest biodiversity. The
toolkit.
FOREST
CONNECT ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK
(IIED, FAO)
Forest Connect is a new online network created to share news, tools,
tactics and documents to help improve the prospects of small and medium
forest enterprises around the world. Membership is free. The
network.
SUPPORTING SMALL FOREST ENTERPRISES: A CROSS-SECTORAL REVIEW OF BEST
PRACTICE
(IIED, February 2008)
Written by Duncan Macqueen, this report reviews best practices in small
enterprise support, within and outside of the forest sector. It
describes a framework to strengthen enterprise associations, facilitate
better provision of financial and business development services, and
improve the business environment. The
report.
FOREST
GOVERNANCE IN COUNTRIES WITH FEDERAL SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT: LESSONS FOR
DECENTRALIZATION
(Center for International Forestry Research, January 2008)
Written by Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla, Hans M. Gregersen and Andy
White, this governance brief examines the experience of twelve federal
countries in managing their decentralized systems of forest governance.
The authors conclude that, for effective decentralized forest
governance, there must be, inter alia, an effective sharing of
responsibilities and authority among levels of government, and
participation of stakeholders in deciding on needs and benefit sharing
from forest conservation and use. The
brief.
ARBORVITAE – FOREST CONSERVATION TOOLS
(WWF, IUCN March 2008)
This issue of the Forest Conservation Newsletter, by WWF and IUCN-World
Conservation Union, looks at methodologies to aid in forest
conservation, such as analytical frameworks for planning or monitoring
conservation efforts, and technology-based tools including computer
modeling and remote sensing techniques. The
newsletter.
UNASYLVA –
FORESTS AND WATER
(UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 2007)
The latest issue of this publication of the UN Food and Agriculture
Organization focuses on the theme of forests and water. Articles
address, inter alia: water pollution filtration by forest
ecosystems; forests and water in arid lands; and policies for
integrating forests, water and people. The
publication.
ADAPTATIONS OF FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY REVIEW
(IUFRO, February 2008)
Written by Chris Eastaugh, this Occasional Paper, published by the
International Union of Forest Research Organizations, summarizes
existing scientific papers and reports on the topic of adaptation of
forests to climate change. It includes a review of the physical science
and a discussion of economic and social impacts. The
paper.
ILLEGAL LOGGING IN
INDONESIA – CAUSES, PROGRESS TO DATE AND FURTHER STEPS
(CIFOR, February 2008)
This opinion piece by Krystof Obidzinski, Center for International
Forestry Research (CIFOR), discusses the underlying structural problems
that are driving illegal logging and the movement of illegal timber
within and out of Indonesia. He suggests a number of parallel steps that
need to be taken to combat this problem. The
opinion piece.
A CUT ABOVE: BUILDING THE
MARKET FOR FAIR TRADE TIMBER
(IIED February 2007)
Authored by Duncan Macqueen of the International Institute for
Environment and Development (IIED), this opinion piece focuses on timber
becoming a fair trade commodity. He notes that the Fair Trade Labelling
Organizations and International Forest Stewardship Council are exploring
the ways and means through a new partnership, but more is needed.
Macqueen suggests that consumers must be made aware of why paying higher
prices is key to creating community forest enterprise (CFE) incentives
for sustainable forest management and poverty reduction. The
paper.
PLANT FOR
THE PLANET – THE BILLION TREE CAMPAIGN
(UNEP, 2008)
This booklet introduces some of the stories behind the success of UNEP's
Billion Tree Campaign, conveying the range of partners that has been
engaged in the campaign, from children to giant corporations, from
women's groups to technocrats, dancers to diplomats, farmers to national
governments. The
booklet.
PROTECTED LANDSCAPES AND AGROBIODIVERSITY VALUES
(IUCN, 2008)
Edited by Thora Amend, Jessica Brown, Ashish Kothari, Adrian Phillips
and Sue Stolton, this book presents case studies from around the world
on the role of protected landscapes in sustaining agricultural
biodiversity and related knowledge and practices. The volume is the
first in a series on the Values of Protected Landscapes and Seascapes,
a project of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas Protected
Landscapes Task Force in cooperation with several partners. The
book.
TROPICAL FOREST UPDATE
(ITTO, 2007)
This special edition of the International Tropical Timber Organization's
newsletter contains the proceedings of the International Conference on
Community Forest Management and Enterprises, which convened in Rio
Branco, Brazil, from 15-20 July 2007. The
newsletter (2007, No. 4).
DROUGHT
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
(Oxfam, 2008)
This study is the result of a three-way collaboration between Oxfam in
Viet Nam, the International Environment and Disaster Management (IEDM)
laboratory of the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (GSGES),
Kyoto University, Japan, and the People's Committee of Ninh Thuan. It
considers some aspects of the recent droughts in the Mekong region and
tries to discover what could be the reasons behind them and how best
they could be mitigated. The
study.
THE
WORLD'S MANGROVES 1980-2005
(FAO, 2007)
Based on national and subnational data sets from 124 countries, this
study reports a 20 percent loss of mangrove cover worldwide since 1980,
a large part of which is due to large-scale conversion of mangrove areas
to aquaculture and tourism infrastructure. The study calls for regular
updating of information on the extent and condition of mangroves, to aid
policy- and decision-making for the conservation, management and
sustainable use of the world's remaining mangrove ecosystems. The
study.
PARTICIPATORY FORESTRY IN CENTRAL ASIA AND THE CAUCASUS:
CURRENT LEGAL TRENDS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
(FAO, 2008)
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Legal Paper Online #70,
authored by Elisa Morgera, identifies current legal trends in
participatory forestry in the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia)
and in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
and Uzbekistan). It finds that few countries in the region have already
started to fulfill their international obligation under the Aarhus
Convention in the forest sector and identifies some avenues for reform.
The
paper.
FORESTS SOURCEBOOK: PRACTICAL GUIDANCE FOR SUSTAINING FORESTS IN
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
(World Bank, 2007)
This sourcebook is a resource for World Bank clients, task managers and
other stakeholders to design and implement projects in line with the
Bank's 2002 Forest Strategy, drawing on experiences from within and
outside the Bank. The sourcebook addresses, inter alia, forests
for poverty reduction, engaging the private sector in forest sector
development, and meeting the growing demand for forest products. The
Sourcebook.
WORLD BANK
FORESTS STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION MID-TERM REVIEW
(World Bank, 2007)
This Review of Implementation of the World Bank's 2002 Forests Strategy,
written by Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla and Markku Simula, examines the
progress achieved to date by the World Bank Group in its program of
activities related to forests, challenges and options for future action.
The
Review.
WWF PAPER
TOOLBOX
(WWF, December 2007)
The WWF Guide to Buying Paper and Paper Scorecard assess the
environmental footprint of numerous paper products, providing useful
insights and practical tips on what can be done to minimize the negative
environmental and social impacts of paper production. The
Guide and The
Scorecard.
MADAGASCAR
CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(Jane Goodall Institute Switzerland and Madagascar Wildlife
Conservation, December 2007)
The second volume of this journal contains articles on, inter alia,
forest management in Madagascar, logging in Marojejy National Park, and
the effects of Cyclone Hudah on the forest of the Masoala Peninsula.
Volume 2, Issue 1.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5th MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON THE PROTECTION OF
FORESTS IN EUROPE (MCPFE)
(MCPFE, 2007)
This publication follows-up the
5–7 November 2007 conference in Warsaw, Poland. It
consists of the
statement by European countries, the European community and observer
organizations and countries. It also includes the Ministerial
Declaration and two Warsaw resolutions on climate change, the growing
demand for energy from renewable sources and threats to water resources.
The
proceedings.
Potential and challenges of payments for ecosystem services from
tropical forests
(Overseas Development Institute, December 2007)
This briefing, written by Michael Richards and Michael Jenkins,
summarizes current potential and challenges facing the development of
payments for ecosystem services as a means of promoting the sustainable
management or conservation of tropical forests. The
briefing.
Risk and responsibility in Reduced
Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation
(Overseas Development Institute, December 2007)
This paper, written by Leo Peskett and Zoe Harkin, examines how reduced
emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) transaction
mechanisms between buyers and sellers might be established. The paper
also examines the implications that risk reduction mechanisms might have
for different stakeholders in developing countries. The
briefing.
HARAMATA
52 – BULLETIN OF THE DRYLANDS
(IIED, 2007)
Issue 52 of the
International Institute for Environment and Development's (IIED)
Haramata includes stories on gender issues in Africa, "Chinatown in
Dakar," the timber trade in Mozambique, and land reform in South Africa.
Haramata 52.
CHARCOAL: THE REALITY: A STUDY OF
CHARCOAL CONSUMPTION, TRADE AND PRODUCTION IN MALAWI
(IIED, 2007)
This study by P.S. Kambewa, B.F. Mataya, W.K. Sichinga, T.R. Johnson,
for the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED),
examines the charcoal industry, which is one
of the largest in Malawi. This publication looks at ways of producing
charcoal to meet market demand in a better manner. The
study.
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