Sub group on alluvial diamond production

The mandate of the ad hoc Subgroup on Alluvial Production was renewed.

Plenary heard the first report of the ad hoc sub group on alluvial production established by the Gatineau Plenary meeting in October 2004, and adopted a Declaration setting out recommendations for effective internal controls over alluvial diamond mining.

The forest ecosystem and forest resources

The North China Plain () is based on the deposits of the Yellow River and is the largest alluvial plain of eastern Asia.

Forest operations and the forest industry provide employment and income to millions of workers and forest dwellers.

Promote genuine community based forest management that empowers forest peoples.

While forest biodiversity continues to decline as a result of deforestation, forest degradation and associated fragmentation of forest habitats, strong efforts are now being made to reverse this trend by restoring the forest functions in degraded forest landscapes.

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

Forest fiscal reform provides opportunities to increase revenues generated from forest resources.

However, they are likely to differ in forest rich and forest poor countries.

Sustainable forest management

Sustainable forest management

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

Implementation of national forest programmes. The proposals for action have effectively shaped the national forest programmes and their equivalents in many countries, and these national forest programmes have become national institutional frameworks for achieving sustainable forest management.

A forest may consist either of closed forest formations where trees of various storeys and undergrowth cover a high proportion of the ground or open forest.

One Forest, Two Tigers

Financing sustainable forest management

Forest related scientific knowledge

Forest health and productivity

International Forest Policy Forum

Plenary agreed to renew the mandate of the ad hoc sub group on alluvial production, which is to report at regular intervals on the progress achieved towards implementing the recommendations.

Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest) waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest in North Carolina.

In complementary development of forest production a multi purposeful interest of sustainable forest development is sought.

Enhance forest based economic, social and environmental benefits, including by improving the livelihoods of forest dependent people

The Viphya Forest to the south of the city is the largest man made forest in Africa.

Silence reigned in the forest.

U.S. Forest Service Ax Manual

Progress towards sustainable forest management

Combating deforestation and forest degradation

Stronger coordination of forest policies

The intersessional meeting and the KP plenary in Moscow have clearly highlighted the importance of finding a solution to specific problems of alluvial producer Participants for the attainment of the KP objectives.

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

Out of the total area of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5,113,000 hectares), forests and forest land account for 53 per cent (2,700,770 hectares or 0.71 hectares of forest and forest land per capita).

A wide range of open cast alluvial sites of all sizes, from class C bucket and spade enterprises to extensive, high investment class B operations with the potential for development to class A

Reaffirming the special needs and requirements of countries with fragile forest ecosystems, including those of low forest cover countries,

The forest covers an area of 30,000 dunams (30 square kilometers), and is the largest planted forest in Israel.

(l) Forest ethics and corporate responsibility

International trade and sustainable forest management

Forest governance in Federal Systems (Contreras)

d. National forest policy and programs

Advances in forest partnerships and processes

Swedish Black Forest cake A Swedish cake called Schwarzwaldtårta is related to the traditional Black Forest cake only by name.

One report draws attention to the connection between forest systems and carbon sequestration and recommends the preservation of forest stands.

Several processes, internationally and regionally driven, have been addressing forest law enforcement, governance and associated trade in the forest sector.