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

Examples include natural fibres, organic agricultural products, recyclable and biodegradable products or sustainably produced forest products.

(f) Illegal logging and associated trade in forest products

The port specialises in forest products and transit cargo to Russia.

Unilever has committed to the sustainable sourcing of agricultural and forest products.

Farmers are developing markets for forest residues and other wood by products.

In agroforestry systems, trees or shrubs are intentionally used within agricultural systems, or non timber forest products are cultured in forest settings.

The validity of trade in sustainable forest products, both domestic and international, must be recognized.

In developing countries, many more people are currently engaged in small scale processing and trading of forest products than are employed in larger scale forest industries.

Importing of forest products, resulting from local or regional scarcities, may put pressure on other regions.

In recent years, successful multilateral trade negotiations have resulted in improved market access for forest products.

Others are experimenting with efforts to raise productivity and quality in the area of forest products.

Such income, from the sale of non timber forest products, can be particularly important for rural women.

The production of high quality forest products for international markets can require significant investment in advanced technology.

(h) Enhance bilateral, regional and international cooperation to address illicit international trafficking in forest products through the promotion of forest law enforcement and good governance at all levels

The work of the Forum, and the objectives of sustainable forest management, are inextricably linked to sustainable consumption and the production of timber and non timber forest products.

(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

There have often been imbalances in current international arrangements with respect to consideration of the forest products trade.

2. Further processing means the transformation of logs into primary wood products, semi finished and finished products made wholly or almost wholly of tropical timber and transformation of other forest products to give them added value

(i) Strengthen, through enhanced bilateral, regional and international cooperation, the capacity of countries to combat effectively illicit international trafficking in forest products, including timber, wildlife and other forest biological resources

Productive functions of forest resources. At the global level, the capacity of forests and the amount of land suitable for forest restoration is theoretically sufficient to meet the growing demand for forest products in the near to mid term.

Trade in forest products is extensive and has been growing faster than production or consumption over the last decade.

The underlying causes of deforestation include the demand on forest land for agriculture, grazing and human settlements the growing demand for timber and forest products and a range of biotic and abiotic factors that adversely affect forest health and vitality.

For example, pressures to use forest land for agriculture and grazing and to exploit forest products at an unsustainable level may be rooted in poverty and in some places, owners may face pressures to sell forest land for building development.

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,

(e) Promote efficient production and processing of forest products, with a view, inter alia, to reducing waste and enhancing recycling

Moreover, while forest products may help them to cope with poverty, they do not necessarily help them to escape from it.

Forest certification can help exporters to demonstrate that their forest products derive from sustainably managed sources and many countries report considerable progress in that regard, often associated with the development of national certification standards.

(f) Strengthen the capacity of countries, in particular developing countries, to significantly increase the production of forest products from sustainably managed forests

In particular there is a need to continue efforts to enhance market access for forest products and services to benefit the poor.

further request that this work include support for domestic programmes to prevent illegal harvest of wood and non wood forest products, including wildlife,

Even this basic level of subsistence is threatened where tenure rights are insecure often forest laws deny or limit the right to use wood and non timber forest products, or rights of access and residence are denied.

Forest products, coffee, palm oil, palm heart and natural rubber grown under ecologically sustainable agro forestry and forest management systems, processed and marketed through agro industries with farmer participation, have proved to be the most viable alternatives.

Improving marketing and distribution of tropical timber and tropical forest products and timber products exports from sustainably managed and legally harvested sources, including promoting consumer awareness and encouraging information sharing on private voluntary market based mechanisms

Chilean grapes broke into world markets thanks to publicly financed R D. Forest products were heavily subsidized by none other than General Augusto Pinochet.

The interventions build on commodities and the related secondary agro processing industries with emphasis on food (e.g. fish, meat, dairy, vegetable oils) and non food (wood and non wood forest products, textiles and garments, leather and skins) products.

(g) Enhance bilateral, regional and international cooperation with a view to promoting international trade in forest products from sustainably managed forests harvested according to domestic legislation

Increase significantly the area of protected forests worldwide and other areas of sustainably managed forests, as well as the proportion of forest products from sustainably managed forests

Carbon is stored in living biomass, including standing timber, branches, foliage and roots, and in dead biomass, including litter, woody debris, soil organic matter and forest products.

2quater Non timber forest products mean goods of biological origin other than wood that are derived from forests, other wooded land and trees outside forests excluding genetic resources

The forest ecosystem and forest resources

(f) Promoting and supporting research and development with a view to improving forest management and efficiency of wood utilization and the competitiveness of wood products relative to other materials, as well as increasing the capacity to conserve and enhance other forest values in timber producing tropical forests

Promoting and supporting research and development with a view to improving forest management and efficiency of wood utilization and the competitiveness of wood products relative to other materials, as well as increasing the capacity to conserve and enhance other forest values in timber producing tropical forests

(e) Information supplied by members on their progress towards the establishment of control and information mechanisms regarding illegal harvesting and illegal trade in tropical timber and non timber forest products.

Coordination of forest policies is needed to ensure some degree of consistency among the different international policies and programmes that directly or indirectly concern forests and the forests products sector.