Sustainable Development andInternational Forest Processes

Enhancing the NFP process in <country><date>

<location>, <country>

1983 Brundtland

Commission1992 RIO UNCED

1995 - 2000 IPF / IFF

Agenda 21

Rio Declaration

Forest Principles

1972 UNCHE Stockholm

2000 – 200? UNFF

UN Commission on Sustainable Development

Convention onBiological Diversity 1992

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 1994

GTZ IWP – International Forest Policy

Overview

1987 Brundtland

Report

UN Forest Policy Dialogue

Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (1995-97)

Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (1997-

2000)

United Nations Forum on Forests (2000-200?)

IPF/IFF proposals for action

What are they?

international agreement country-level actioncross-sectoralmeant to address national priorities

IPF/IFF proposals for action

Areas covered include:Combating deforestation and degradationTraditional forest knowledgeForest health and productivityProtection of unique forest typesFinancial resources and capacity-buildingInternational tradeMonitoring and reporting progress on sfm

Collaborative Partnership on Forests

Established in April 2001Informal and voluntary arrangement to

Enhance cooperation on forest issues Help countries to implement sfm

Collaborative Partnership on Forests

Key joint initiatives

Sourcebook on funding sfmTask force on streamlining forest

reportingWeb site: www.fao.org/forestry/

The Millennium Goals

Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerAchieve universal primary educationPromote gender equality and empower womenReduce child mortalityImprove maternal healthCombat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesEnsure environmental sustainabilityDevelop a global partnership for development

The Millennium Goals

Eradicate extreme poverty and hungerAchieve universal primary educationPromote gender equality and empower womenReduce child mortalityImprove maternal healthCombat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesEnsure environmental sustainabilityDevelop a global partnership for development

International forest dialogue

Criteria and indicators processes: Extent of forest resources Forest biological diversity Forest health & vitality Productive functions Protective functions Socio-economic benefits Legal, policy & institutional framework

Current issues: International cooperation & trade Law enforcement Impacts of HIV/AIDS on the sector Armed conflicts & civil strife

FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST

MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL FOREST

PROGRAMMES

National forest development

National forest programmes in the context of international forest processes

Issues

Financing sfm Poverty reduction

Integrated land use Land tenure and rights Law Enforcement

Benefit sharing

FCCC CCD CBD CITES

Agreements

ITTA

FAOITTOWorld BankNFP Facility

UNEPUNDPWTO

Institutions

NGOs

UNCED 1992

IPF ( 1995-1997)

IFF (1997-2000)

UNFF (2000-present)

Policy Dialogue in UN

National forest programmes defined

International agreement at IPF

Generic term Wide range of approaches Country specific Cross-sectoral

Questions for discussion

GTZ IWP – International Forest Policy

Which international/regional/national processes are relevant to the forest sector in <country>?

Who is in charge of national implementation of commitments related to international instruments?

What are the linkages with the national forest policy process?

What are the forces driving the nfp in <country>?