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Sustainable Forest Management

Sustainable Forest Management. Angela Carson Cody Jeffers Dominic Rocco David Keck. We wanted to learn…. What the UN and other organizations were doing to contribute to sustainable forestry management.

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Sustainable Forest Management

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  1. Sustainable Forest Management Angela Carson Cody Jeffers Dominic Rocco David Keck

  2. We wanted to learn… • What the UN and other organizations were doing to contribute to sustainable forestry management. • Who are the countries that recognize this as the best concept of managing our forests and how are they contributing? • Do the policies developed by the UN members address sustainable management at the individual, community, and society level? What are some tradeoffs to switching to new policies?

  3. Talking points • Support for sustainable management • Who are the countries that are involved • What is the UN doing to regulate and contribute

  4. Organizations for sustainable forest management • Rainforest Alliance • PEFC: Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification • USDA Forest Service

  5. Rainforest Alliance • Non-governmental and non profit organization • Help communities in sustainable forestry management • TREES program : Training, Extension, Enterprises and Sourcing

  6. PEFC: Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification • International non-profit, non-governmental organization • Committed to sustainable forest management through certification • PEFC certification is two-thirds of all certified forests in the world

  7. USDA Forest Service • United States Federal Government • Local efforts: Sustainable Forest Partnership • International: Montréal Process

  8. Montreal Process • Current 12 Members: • Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, the Russian, Federation, the United States of America, and Uruguay. • These countries contain 90% of the world’s temperate/boreal forests. • 60% of all forests on the globe.

  9. Santiago Declaration • Set of 7 different criteria • Conservation of biological diversity • Maintenance of productive capacity of forest ecosystems • Maintenance of forest ecosystem health and vitality • Conservation and maintenance of soil and water resources • Maintenance of forest contribution to global carbon cycles • Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socio-economic benefits to meet the needs of societies • Legal, institutional and economic framework for forest conservation and sustainable management • Within these 7 criteria are 67 indicators.

  10. Modified Versions • Australia, Korea and Canada • Enforced different criteria and indicators for their unique environments.

  11. United Nations Forum on Forests • Mission: To reinforce political commitment to and implement sustainable forest management by member states, intergovernmental organizations and stakeholders. To provide a framework for national action and international cooperation • Was formed in 2000 and is composed of all UN member states, involved in a partnership with the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. • Countries involved are asked to make voluntary financial contributions to UNFF.

  12. Political Processes • East Asia: Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) • European Union: Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT)

  13. Political Processes continued • Africa: Africa Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (AFLEG) • Saint Petersburg Declaration: The Europe and North Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (ENA FLEG) • United States: Lacey Act

  14. Policies developed by the UN Members Key Elements of the UN Policy Development Than and Now.. • Extent of forest resources • Productive functions and forest resources Economic Growth • Protective functions of forest resources • Socio-economic functions • Legal, policy and institutional framework. • Forest health and vitality Science/Biology • Biological diversity

  15. Looking at the Larger Picture • Increased Biodiversity • Knowledge of new biological connections • Noticing negative effects

  16. Importance Of Management Save Our Planet and manage for the future..

  17. Questions?

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