C - People and Forests in Harmony

C5 - Global thinking in action
DOCUMENTS FOUND : 15
0153-C5 I- CONTRIBUTION AU RENFORCEMENT DU PARTENARIAT FORESTIER ET DE LA GESTION DURABLE DES ECOSYSTEMES FORESTIERS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE 
La réforme du processus de Brazzaville (Congo) de mai 1996 relative à la volonté politique et l'engagement des Etats du Bassins du Congo est une innovation majeure du partenariat forestier qui matérialise l'implication de toutes ...
0350-C5 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR: THE RHETORIC VERSUS REALITY
Despite a generous flow of foreign aid and technical assistance from bilateral donors and multilateral agencies (intergovernmental development banks, UN aid agencies, and similar organizations), the deforestation in tropical ...
0597-C5 FOREST COVER, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING: ARE THEY RELATED?
The theory of the Environmental Kuznets Curve contends that a U-shaped relationship exists between environmental quality and economic development. This paper examines two questions: (1) Is forest cover a meaningful benchmark ...
0632-C5 SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT: GLOBAL TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Data are reviewed on the extent of global forests, management, protection, certification, and ownership, as well as implications for sustainable forest management (SFM) under the Montreal Process. According to FAO, as of 2000, ...
0636-C5 RECONNAÎTRE LES PLANTATIONS INTENSIVES COMME TROISIÈME FORCE DE LA FORESTERIE 
Depuis une trentaine d'années, la foresterie mondiale vit une véritable révolution. Sous des pressions variées, écologiques, économiques et sociales, le secteur forestier évolue rapidement. Le monde consomme toujours plus de bois ...
0661-C5 THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE? GLOBAL LESSONS FROM HARD VERSUS SOFT LAWS FOR MONITORING FORESTRY
In some jurisdictions, a combination of non-existent monitoring, poorly directed policies and over-consumption have resulted in degraded forest resources that could otherwise contribute to sustained economic development. In other ...
0788-C5 FOREST CERTIFICATION AS DISCOURSE MANAGEMENT
Forest certification represents a major sector initiative during the past decade. At the same time, two other related trends are driving forest policy development – the science of sustainable forest management and the ...
0852-C5 COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP ON FORESTS – A MODEL FOR INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is an innovative interagency partnership that is uniquely designed to mobilize the strengths of key international organizations, institutions and convention secretariats, in order to ...
0891-C5 AUSTRALIAN FOREST PLANTATIONS: PROVIDING INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS
Australia has over 1.5 million ha of plantation forests. Government and industry share a goal of doubling this area by 2020 with most new plantations to be established on previously cleared agricultural land. Plantations ...
0897-C5 LES ÉLÉMENTS DE POLITIQUES D’AMÉNAGEMENT DURABLE DES FORÊTS DU BASSIN DU CONGO
Avant les temps modernes, les populations d’Afrique centrale vivaient quasiment en équilibre avec leur milieu. L’introduction massive sur les marchés nationaux et internationaux de nombreux produits forestiers de cueillette ...
1031-C5 USAID’S FOREST PROGRAM: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND NEW PROGRAM DIRECTION
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently presented a new development assistance model: to change the way USAID implements its foreign assistance mandate through partnering with the private sector. ...
1048-C5 UNE NOUVEAU DYNAMISME POUR LA PLANIFICATION FORESTIÈRE : LA DÉMARCHE PROSPECTIVE - APPLICATION À L’AFRIQUE
La planification en foresterie est définie comme « une démarche continue de décisions et d’actions relatives à des options alternatives pour utiliser et conserver les arbres et les forêts avec l’intention de réaliser des ...
1049-C5 FORESTS AND FORESTRY IN THE FUTURE: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS?
Predicting the future of world’s forests hence requires a better understanding of the overall development of societies. Within the next 50 years the major changes that are certain include: An increase in global population with ...
1051-C5 L’AMÉNAGEMENT, GAGE D’UNE GESTION « PLUS » DURABLE DES FORÊTS TROPICALES DE PRODUCTION
La controverse entre les tenants de l’aménagement des forêts tropicales comme un des moyens de sa conservation et ceux de la conservation pure et simple est toujours d’actualité. Une exploitation forestière compatible avec le ...
1053-C5 INTERNATIONAL FOREST GOVERNANCE: INTERNATIONAL FOREST POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 
International forest governance - comprised of the policy, legal and institutional frameworks for international decision-making on forests, has developed rapidly over the past decade. Today there is a rich mix of ...
last updated:  Thursday, October 16, 2014