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Forests for People - Inter- Parliamentary Hearing Spreading Best Policies : The WFC Approach

Forests for People - Inter- Parliamentary Hearing Spreading Best Policies : The WFC Approach. World Future Council – Voice of Future Generations.

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Forests for People - Inter- Parliamentary Hearing Spreading Best Policies : The WFC Approach

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  1. Forestsfor People - Inter-Parliamentary HearingSpreading Best Policies: The WFC Approach

  2. World Future Council – Voice of Future Generations The World Future Council endeavors to bring the interests of future generations to the centre of policy making. We inform policy makers about future just policies and advise them on how to implement these. Political solutions for the challenges of our time exist.

  3. Future Policy Award 2009 Exemplary Policies for Food Security 2010 Best Biodiversity Policies 2011 Forests for People 2012 Protection of oceans and coasts 2013 Innovative Policy Solutions for Disarmament 2014 Ending Violence against Women and Girls 2015 Children‘s Rights The Future Policy Award celebrates policies that create better living conditions for current and future generations. The aim of the award is to raise global awareness for these exemplary policies and to speed up policy action towards just, sustainable and peaceful societies. The Future Policy Award is the first award that celebrates policies rather than people on an international level.

  4. Seven Principles for Future Just Law Making

  5. Windhoek, Namibia • July 2014: Workshop withNamibian Mayors, Food Security Secretariat of Belo Horizonte, international experts from the food security arena, local and national government representatives from Namibia, civil society and private sector representatives • Declarationsignedby 25 Namibian Mayors • Task Force in Windhoek toimplement Food Banks and Urban Agriculture • Kick-off on World Food Day 16 October 2014

  6. GOLD: Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1967 • SILVER: Argentina’s National Programme for the Voluntary Surrender of Firearms, 2006 • SILVER: New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act, 1987

  7. WinningPolicies Gold Award Winner Rwanda’s National Forest Policy Silver Award Winner The Gambia’s Community Forest Management Programme The USA’s Lacey Act 20 policies from 16 countries nominated from Africa (2), Asia (6), Europe (4), Latin America (7) and North America (1).

  8. Key Features ofRwanda‘sForestPolicy Key features: • Massive national reforestation activities, promoting the planting of indigenous species on all suitable land • Education on forestry issues which is integrated into school curricula and schools involved in reforestation • Promotion of wood-saving techniques and alternative energy sources • Development of agro-forestry to improve soil and crop productivity, create rural income-generation and satisfy local timber demands • Protection of indigenous plant species used for local traditional medicines

  9. A ban on plasticbags • Rwanda outlawed plastic bags back in 2008 • Umuganda 2005: Public was shocked after collectingbags • raising public awareness: experiences were collected and retold • including the media: accompanied by a nationwide television and radio campaign against plastic bags, including films onbusses and planes • incentives for the economy to produce alternatives (cotton, palm or banana leaves) • laws and regulations including all public institutions.

  10. FOREST POLICIES AS A DRIVER FOR CHANGE National forest policies can have great impact if they address complex cross-sector challenges on the ground. National forest policies in Africa can be a key driver in addressing the challenge of governing landscapes because they provide a mechanism to involve local people. 17 November 2014 12

  11. KEY SUCCESS FACTORS Key Success Factors in Forest Governance Political will A clear, measurable target Strong institutions with sufficient budgets Decentralised governance structures Anti-corruption measures and law enforcement Involvement of economic issues and actors Benefit for local communities / income generation for local people Equal but limited land and property rights Gender issues mainstreamed 17 November 2014 13

  12. WORLD FUTURE COUNCIL WORK ON FORESTS FOR PEOPLE • Future Policy Award 2011 • 2012 Hearing in Kigali, Rwanda: Kigali Declaration • 2013 Hearing in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Declaration • 2014 Hearing in Nairobi, Kenia

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