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Forest financing in SIDS and LFCCs. Benjamin Singer United Nations Forum on Forests. What is forest financing?. Funds required to implement sustainable forest management Part of broader financial flows that affect forests positively and negatively
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Forest financing in SIDS and LFCCs Benjamin Singer United Nations Forum on Forests
What is forest financing? • Funds required to implement sustainable forest management • Part of broader financial flows that affect forests positively and negatively • 3 types: national, international and innovative
“ Sustainable Forest Management is a dynamic and evolving concept and aims to maintain and enhance the economic, social and environmental values of all types of forests, for the benefit of present and future generations. ”
A dynamic relationship • Understanding the cross-sectoral impact of agriculture, rural development, energy, transport, climate change and finance • In return, forests impact on the bigger picture by contributing to poverty reduction and rural development
The SIDS-LFCC Project • The first project of the Facilitative Process • Funding: DFID and the GEF • Objective: identify gaps, obstacles and opportunities to forest financing in small island developing states and low forest cover countries
II. Workshops • Iran, November 2011 • Niger, Jan-Feb 2012 • Trinidad & Tobago, April 2012 • Fiji, July 2012 • Primary objective: collect feedback and real life experiences on forest financing in participatory manner
III. A Common Strategy • Compiling all information from background papers and workshops • Series of policy briefs aimed at different audiences • Academic publication on forest financing • A common forest financing strategy for SIDS and LFCCs
SIDS • 38 countries, not only islands! • Caribbean, South Pacific and AIMS • Great diversity… yet common challenges and opportunities • This workshop: SIDS with less than 50% forest cover
The Trinidad Workshop • Structure • Field Trip • Plenary presentations • Working Group discussions • Objectives • Discuss study results • Identify gaps, obstacles and opportunities • Initiate stakeholder network
Thank you for your attention! UN Forum on Forests Secretariat1 UN Plaza, DC1-1245, New York, NY 10017email: unff@un.org web: http://www.un.org/esa/forests