Financing sustainable forest management

Some participants referred to the leading role for the FAO in this respect need for establishing an effective financial mechanism for the implementation of sustainable forest management promote a study of the financial consequences of the different modalities.

Criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management

(m) Establish or strengthen partnerships, including public private partnerships, and joint programmes with stakeholders to advance the implementation of sustainable forest management

Progress towards sustainable forest management

(a) To promote sustainable management of tropical timber producing forests, taking into account the contribution of non timber forest products and ecological services to sustainable forest management and

(a) To strengthen political commitment and action at all levels to implement effectively sustainable management of all types of forests and to achieve the shared global objectives on forests

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

(e) Achieving sustainable forest management also depends on good governance at all levels

Understanding of the concept of sustainable forest management has continued to evolve since 1992.

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

(b) Providing a supportive environment for countries in order to help them achieve sustainable forest management

There are possibilities for two track approaches there is need for a more detailed elaboration of each of the options to provide an appropriate basis for decision making and for better understanding of the merits of the different options linking options to preferred objectives, functions and targets has yet to be achieved all options will require the establishment of an effective financial mechanism for the implementation of sustainable forest management.

Developing and implementing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. Criteria and indicators play a key role in the shaping of a common vision of what constitutes sustainable forest management and in measuring and monitoring progress.

Some progress has been made to achieve the integration of the principles of sustainable forest management into country policies and programmes, such as national forest programmes or similar strategies.

(p) Recognizing the benefits of market prices that reflect the costs of sustainable forest management

(p) Encouraging members to recognize the role of forest dependent indigenous peoples and local communities in achieving sustainable forest management and develop strategies to enhance the capacity of these communities to sustainably manage tropical timber producing forests and

Encouraging members to recognize the role of forest dependent indigenous peoples and local communities in achieving sustainable forest management and develop strategies to enhance the capacity of these communities to sustainably manage tropical timber producing forests and

stressing that sustainable forest management plays a key role in fire prevention, and fire prevention is a key component of sustainable forest management,

(q) Strengthen cooperation and partnerships at the regional and subregional levels to promote sustainable forest management

(p)bis. )Recognizing the benefits of market prices that reflect the costs of sustainable forest management

Financial mechanisms are needed to facilitate implementation of sustainable forest management, as well as financing the international arrangement itself.

Action at the regional level will continue to be important in assisting countries in achieving sustainable forest management.

increase financial resources for sustainable forest management, make more effective use of existing funds and seek additional financial support, for example, via a global forest fund develop mechanisms for valuing non timber forest products and environmental services make better use of the UN machinery for the good of forests, including through the General Assembly Resolutions, as well as the mechanisms of ECOSOC and the Commission on Sustainable Development mechanisms.

Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

Also emphasizing that implementation of sustainable forest management is also critically dependent upon good governance at all levels,

(c) Promote common monitoring and reporting processes to governing bodies and joint approaches to evaluations

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

(d) Consider taking forward productive dialogue and action on financing of sustainable forest management

Explained in a number of reports is how taxation measures are used to encourage sustainable forest management.

(a) The status of sustainable management of timber producing forests and related matters in member countries

There is a critical need to address the issue of appropriate modalities to provide financial support for CPF members, for example via a trust fund for promoting cooperative work on forests need to secure adequate UN funding for administrative arrangements of the future IAF potential for a levy on wood products traded internationally to finance implementation of sustainable forest management.

It is expected that the focus of the regional panel at the fifth session will be sustainable forest management in Asia.

Disincentives for sustainable forest management. The Ad Hoc Expert Group on Finance and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies also noted that the achievement of sustainable forest management can be greatly hindered by policies established outside the forest sector.

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.

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.

Strengthening of the international arrangement on forests is needed to introduce new vigour to the international dialogue on sustainable forest management.

International cooperation in capacity building, and access to and transfer of environmentally sound technologies to support sustainable forest management

This encourages unsustainable practices, hampers financing for sustainable forest management and contributes to deforestation.

Sustainable forest management contributes substantially towards achieving many of the internationally agreed development goals.

Good governance, with a clear articulation of the principles of environmental and social responsibility, are prerequisites for sustainable forest management.

strengthen the CPF to enhance the capacity of CPF members towards the implementation of sustainable forest management and proposals for action strengthen the capacity of the CPF to search for resources, such as the role played by IPCC for activities related to climate change strengthen guidance to the CPF and its members.

(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

(c) Take action to raise the priority of sustainable forest management in national development plans and other plans, including poverty reduction strategies, in order to facilitate increased allocation of official development assistance and financial resources from other sources for sustainable forest management

Sweden has ratified the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management.