Sustainable management of forests carbon sequestration.

One country advocates approaches based on the participative management of forests.

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Recognizing the impact of climate change on forests and sustainable forest management, as well as the contribution of forests to addressing climate change,

Emphasizing the need for sustainable management of all types of forests, including fragile forest ecosystems,

(m) Spiritual values of forests and planning and management of sacred sites and indigenous territories.

undertake pilot projects to demonstrate the contribution of forests, for example, Model Forests and watershed management create an improved environment for increased private sector funding.

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

To intensify our collective efforts for the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.

(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) Information supplied by members on their progress towards the sustainable management of their timber producing forests

Forests are deeply entwined with other sectors of society and their management requires coordinated efforts and intersectoral approaches.

Many participants reiterated that the Governments have primary responsibility for management, conservation and sustainable development of their forests.

The establishment of an international arrangement on forests, which includes the United Nations Forum on Forests, and the support of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests to the work of the Forum, represents a landmark in the development of an institutional framework for sustainable forest management.

(b) A collaborative framework on forests with a declaration of commitment on sustainable forest management, means of implementation, a strengthened reporting mechanism and a stronger secretariat and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests

Recognizing that forests and trees outside forests provide multiple economic, social and environmental benefits, and emphasizing that sustainable forest management contributes significantly to sustainable development and poverty eradication,

(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

In summary, there has been mixed progress towards sustainable management of forests at the global, regional and national levels.

(d) Develop and establish positive incentives, in particular for developing countries as well as countries with economies in transition, to reduce the loss of forests, to promote reforestation, afforestation and rehabilitation of degraded forests, to implement sustainable forest management and to increase the area of protected forests

In many countries, forests and forest management have a low priority in economic, social and political agendas.

(a) Contribution of forests to poverty eradication, including the role of forests in key development planning processes, such as poverty reduction strategy papers and linking aspects of sustainable forest management to the Millennium Development Goals

(b) Each State is responsible for the sustainable management of its forests and for the enforcement of its forest related laws

Forests still covered 52.28 per cent of the territory of Myanmar, thanks to an efficient system of sustainable forest management and reforestation.

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

(i) Recalling the commitment made by consumer members in January 1994 to maintain or achieve the sustainable management of their forests

Members of CPF, such as FAO, ITTO and the World Bank, continue to mobilize financial resources for the sustainable management of forests.

Future actions of the international arrangement on forests should promote the contribution of the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests to the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the Millennium Declaration.

increasing decline of ODA and other sources of funding for sustainable forest management due to the lack of importance of forests in the political agenda access ODA, particularly for countries with low forest cover, where several hundred million people live in and around forests and depend on forests for their daily subsistence

The lack of resources for the NAPs hampers the gradual convergence of programming frameworks concerning water, land and range management, forests and energy.

The transition to decentralized decision making and management of forests is likely to be costly, and the payoffs may not materialize immediately.

The Forum is uniquely positioned to further advance the framework of sustainable forest management and to act as a key political voice on forests.

The Forum secretariat participated collaboratively in this meeting, particularly in the discussion concerning natural resources management, and forests in conflict and peacebuilding.

(f) Further recognizing the need to promote and apply comparable criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management as important tools for all members to assess, monitor and promote progress toward sustainable management of their forests

Further action is needed to promote sustainable forest management, clarifying the positive role of forests for socio economic development of countries, especially for forest dependent people.

Forests are deeply intertwined with other sectors of the society and their management requires an intersectoral approach that reflects broader developments in economic, social and environmental priorities, as well as new threats to sustainable forest management.

We, the Ministers responsible for forests or their representatives meeting in Rome, Italy, on 14 March 2005 at the Ministerial Meeting on Forests convened by the Director General of FAO, to consider international cooperation on sustainable forest management including on forest fires,

(p) Further recognizing the need for increased investment in sustainable forest management, including through reinvesting revenues generated from forests including timber related trade

(t) Promote and strengthen public understanding of the importance of and the benefits provided by forests and sustainable forest management, including through public awareness programmes and education

Strengthening the capacity of members for the collection, processing and dissemination of statistics on their trade in timber and information on the sustainable management of their tropical forests

The secretariat also raised awareness about the fact that unsustainable management of forests causes serious and adverse long term consequences, pointing out the importance of mangrove forests for many tropical coastlines and highlighting, in particular, their protective function in helping to dissipate the energy of incoming waves.

The forests of the central Bhutan mountains consist of Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests in higher elevations and Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests in lower elevations.

Implementation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Intergovernmental Forum on Forests proposals for action

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

Accordingly, in paragraph 23 of the Millennium Declaration, they resolved, inter alia, to intensify their collective efforts for the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.

(l) Strengthening the capacity of members for the collection, processing and dissemination of statistics on their trade in timber and information on the sustainable management of their tropical forests