Combating deforestation and forest degradation

Dealing with deforestation and forest degradation cannot wait until 2020.

(g) Perverse subsidies and their impact on deforestation and forest degradation

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 challenges of the alarming rate of deforestation and forest degradation remain serious.

Despite substantial progress in the formulation and implementation of national forest policies, deforestation and forest degradation continue at an alarming rate.

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.

On the other hand, inappropriate allocation of roles and responsibilities in forest management can result in negative impacts on people's livelihoods and contribute to deforestation and forest degradation.

however remaining deeply concerned, despite progress made, over deforestation and forest degradation in many regions, as well as the trade in illegally harvested wood and non wood forest products, including wildlife,

Address underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation, including the need for the readjustment of financial flows and the reduction of consumption.

Measures taken to combat deforestation and forest degradation include the development and implementation of national forest programmes (and similar frameworks), management guidelines, financial encouragement, removal of perverse incentives for deforestation and public information campaigns.

Some point out, however, that deforestation and forest degradation continue to occur and that an effective legally binding agreement will improve international governance of forests.

One such initiative is the REDD framework (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), an effort to create financial value for the carbon stored in rainforests.

The REDD partnership (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), an effort to create financial value for the carbon stored in forests, is the prime example here.

We have the means already in our hands, through a structure, through a mechanism, called REDD Plus a scheme for the reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

Despite some positive trends, there remains a need for continued action to combat deforestation and forest degradation in many countries. Underlying causes of deforestation are complex and varied.

Forests and terrestrial ecosystems Forest management and conservation were seen by several Parties as important to protect watersheds, combat land degradation and desertification, preserve species and sequester carbon.

As a follow up to these regional and global events, 14 national workshops, to address the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation, were organized in all continents.

For example, during 1997 and 1998, together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), several Governments and local communities organized seven regional workshops on the problematique of underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation.

The forest ecosystem and forest resources

In addition, there should be emphasis on another key area of concern for the sector, besides deforestation and forest degradation, namely, the lack of recognition of indigenous peoples and communities that live in and depend on forests.

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

LADA Dryland Degradation Assessment Project

Non governmental organizations are also deeply concerned about the lack of action taken by key actors, including Governments, intergovernmental organizations, and the private sector, among others, to curb the deforestation and forest degradation currently occurring at an alarming rate.

Promote genuine community based forest management that empowers forest peoples.

Theft, extortion, destruction, degradation and damage

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

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

FIELD Financial Information Engine on Land Degradation

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

Sustainable forest management

Sustainable forest management

Certain projects currently in progress in countries or pilot areas are endeavouring to produce vulnerability maps of degradation or the risk of land 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

As the GEF land degradation executing agency linked to the GM, IFAD has the opportunity to match land degradation to poverty reduction and development concerns.

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.

The environmental degradation is obvious even to casual observers.

Conversely, deforestation can contribute to land degradation and desertification.