STATE OF THE WORLD's FORESTs 2003 International forest policy dialogue n the years following the United Nations Facility in bringing about positive change with Conference on environment and regard to capacity building, information sharing Development(UNCED ), ongoing and often and knowledge management is also intensive international debate on forest policy underscored. In conclusion, the chapter issues has taken place. However, the significant highlights the outcomes of the World Summit on ontribution that forests make to the health of Sustainable Development(WSSD)-the he planet and its inhabitants is now undisputed, Johannesburg Declaration and the Plan of securing their place on the international agenda Implementation-which affirm that sustainable for some time to come. With the establishment of forest management is essential to the the United Nations Forum on Forests(UNFF), achievement of sustainable development in attention can now turn to putting words into developed and developing countries alike practice, moving from negotiated text to action on the ground. This transition, however, is UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON marked by challenges as the global community FORESTS seeks to resolve difficult and complex problems In October 2000, the Economic and Social trade Council of the United Nations(ECOSoc) building, the transfer of environmentally sound established UNFF to carry out functions related technology and future international to the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forest, The global forest policy dialogue can including elements contained in the UNCED strengthen political will, catalyse action and Forest Principles and in the outputs of the mobilize financial resources, particularly if it Intergovernmental Panel on Forests(IPF)and takes full account of links with other sectors the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests(IFF) through integrated approaches and effective (ECOSOC, 2000). In this regard, UNFF has the partnerships. Ultimately, however, success will following tasks measured by the degree to which countries facilitating and promoting the implement commitments they have made in implementation of the IPF/IFF pro international fora. While progress is for action: encouraging, there is concern that forest issues providing a forum for continued policy are becoming increasingly politicized and that development and dialogue substantive discussions are being overtaken b enhancing cooperation as well as policy and procedural matters programme coordination; This chapter summarizes the results of the first fostering cooperation at the national and second sessions of unfe describes the regional and global levels, Collaborative Partnership on Forests(CPF)and monitoring and assessing progress and,on the CPF Network, explores the relationship nis basis, considering what future action is between the global policy debate on sustainable needed forest management and forest biological strengthening political commitment diversity, and provides updates on international In 2005, UNFF will consider the parameters of conventions and agreements concerning forests. a mandate to develop a legal framework he role of the new National Forest Programme covering all types of forest. At the moment
2003 FORESTS S’WORLD THE OF STATE 42 I Nations United the following years the n and Environment on Conference often and ongoing), UNCED (Development policy forest on debate international intensive significant the, However. place taken has issues of health the to make forests that contribution ,undisputed now is inhabitants its and planet the agenda international the on place their securing of establishment the With. come to time some for ,(UNFF (Forests on Forum Nations United the into words putting to turn now can attention action to text negotiated from moving, practice is, however, transition This. ground the on community global the as challenges by marked problems complex and difficult resolve to seeks capacity, trade, financing as areas such in sound environmentally of transfer the, building international future and technology .arrangements can dialogue policy forest global The and action catalyse, will political strengthen it if particularly, resources financial mobilize sectors other with links of account full takes effective and approaches integrated through will success, however, Ultimately. partnerships countries which to degree the by measured be in made have they commitments implement is progress While. fora international issues forest that concern is there, encouraging that and politicized increasingly becoming are by overtaken being are discussions substantive .matters procedural first the of results the summarizes chapter This the describes, UNFF of sessions second and and) CPF (Forests on Partnership Collaborative relationship the explores, Network CPF the sustainable on debate policy global the between biological forest and management forest international on updates provides and, diversity .forests concerning agreements and conventions Programme Forest National new the of role The with change positive about bringing in Facility sharing information, building capacity to regard also is management knowledge and chapter the, conclusion In. underscored on Summit World the of outcomes the highlights the) – WSSD (Development Sustainable of Plan the and Declaration Johannesburg sustainable that affirm which – Implementation the to essential is management forest in development sustainable of achievement .alike countries developing and developed ON FORUM NATIONS UNITED FORESTS Social and Economic the, 2000 October In (ECOSOC (Nations United the of Council related functions out carry to UNFF established and conservation, management the to ,forest of types all of development sustainable UNCED the in contained elements including the of outputs the in and Principles Forest and) IPF (Forests on Panel Intergovernmental (IFF (Forests on Forum Intergovernmental the the has UNFF, regard this In). 2000, ECOSOC( :tasks following the promoting and facilitating• proposals IFF/IPF the of implementation ;action for policy continued for forum a providing• ;dialogue and development and policy as well as cooperation enhancing• ;coordination programme ,national the at cooperation fostering• ;levels global and regional on, and progress assessing and monitoring• is action future what considering, basis this ;needed .commitment political strengthening• of parameters the consider will UNFF, 2005 In framework legal a develop to mandate a ,moment the At. forest of types all covering forest International dialogue policy
PART I THE SITUATION AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOREST SECTOR financial and technological suppor or 6 however, it is focusing on issues related WSSD to advance sustainable forest management in response to critical issues, such implementing sustainable forest mana as the position of forests on national and international political agendas; the lack of First session: June 2001, New York financing; the need for collaboration with other During the first session, governments sectors;and attention to enhancing the emphasized the significance of UNFF as the conservation, protection and use of forests. This central intergovernmental forum to deliberate first ministerial segment also included a international policy, and welcomed the dialogue with heads of CPF members on their establishment of CPF (see p. 44).After two role and commitment to implementing the IPF weeks of intensive negotiations, it adopted a IFF proposals for action, and a multistakeholder Multi-Year Programme of Work and a Plan of dialogue to discuss the contributions of non- Action for implementing the IPF/IFF proposals governmental groups to implementation of these for action(ECOSOC, 2001) proposals(ECOSOC, 2002) In accordance with UNFF's programme of Second session: March 2002. New York work, the main outcomes focused on lessons During the high-level segment at the second learned and future steps with regard to session,ministers responsible for forests combating deforestation and forest underscored the role of as the primary forum for international forest policy conserving and protecting unique types of deliberations. In their declaration they invited forest and fragile ecosystems Canadian Environmental Network identifies IPF/IFF priorities for implementation in Canada he Forest Caucus of the Canadian Environmental Network .integrated national policies, economic instruments and consists of more than 100 environmental NGOs. As part of mechanisms to support sustainable forest management consultations for unFF- 2. Natural Resources canada funded nd to address deforestation and forest degradation; a workshop at which the Forest Caucus analysed and priori- the establishment of a network of representative protecte tized the IPF and IFF proposals for action for implementation in Canada. The group ranked those of greatest interest in .forest-related international development assistance to terms of opportunities for new commitments and any addi- support bottom-up, participatory approaches to forest tional effort required. On this basis, the groups priorities are: a national forest programme that incorporates the con- . transparent international trade negotiations that are ac- servation and sustainable use of forest resources and countable to civil society: forest revenue collection systems and examination of the policies and mechanisms to reform forest tenure, includ- relationship of land tenure with deforestation and forest ing access to and use of forest resources by local and The Canadian Environmental Network is now developing data collection on the value of all forest goods and ser- a work plan to present to the National Forest Strategy Coali- vices and on the environmental and social impact of tion as it prepares Canadas National Forest Strategy for the hanges in forest use; period 2003 to 200
43 SECTOR FOREST THE IN DEVELOPMENTS AND SITUATION THE I PART to related issues on focusing is it, however for support technological and financial .management forest sustainable implementing York New, 2001 June: session First governments, session first the During the as UNFF of significance the emphasized deliberate to forum intergovernmental central the welcomed and, policy international two After). 44. p see (CPF of establishment a adopted it, negotiations intensive of weeks of Plan a and Work of Programme Year-Multi proposals IFF/IPF the implementing for Action .(2001, ECOSOC (action for York New, 2002 March: session Second second the at segment level-high the During forests for responsible ministers, session primary the as UNFF of role the underscored policy forest international for forum invited they, declaration their In. deliberations forest sustainable advance to WSSD such, issues critical to response in management and national on forests of position the as of lack the; agendas political international other with collaboration for need the; financing the enhancing to attention and; sectors This. forests of use and protection, conservation a included also segment ministerial first their on members CPF of heads with dialogue /IPF the implementing to commitment and role multistakeholder a and, action for proposals IFF these of implementation to groups governmentalnon of contributions the discuss to dialogue .(2002, ECOSOC (proposals of programme s’UNFF with accordance In lessons on focused outcomes main the, work :to regard with steps future and learned forest and deforestation combating• ;degradation of types unique protecting and conserving• ;ecosystems fragile and forest Network Environmental Canadian the of Caucus Forest The of part As. NGOs environmental 100 than more of consists funded Canada Resources Natural, 2-UNFF for consultations implementation for action for proposals IFF and IPF the tizedpriori and analysed Caucus Forest the which at workshop a in interest greatest of those ranked group The. Canada in :are priorities s’group the, basis this On. required effort tionaladdi any and commitments new for opportunities of terms and resources forest of use sustainable and servationcon the incorporates that programme forest national a• ;values and local by resources forest of use and to access inginclud, tenure forest reform to mechanisms and policies• ;communities indigenous of impact social and environmental the on and vicesser and goods forest all of value the on collection data• ;use forest in changes and instruments economic, policies national integrated• management forest sustainable support to mechanisms ;degradation forest and deforestation address to and protected representative of network a of establishment the• ;areas to assistance development international related-forest• forest to approaches participatory, up-bottom support ;management ;society civil to countableac are that negotiations trade international transparent• the of examination and systems collection revenue forest• forest and deforestation with tenure land of relationship .degradation developing now is Network Environmental Canadian The the for Strategy Forest National s’Canada prepares it as tionCoali Strategy Forest National the to present to plan work a .2008 to 2003 period Canada in implementation for priorities IFF/IPF identifies Network Environmental Canadian
STATE OF THE WORLDs FORESTs 2003 rehabilitating and restoring degraded lands 10 percent of the worlds forests now fall and promoting natural and planted forests within protected forest areas(FAO, 2001); concepts, terms and definitions the involvement of local communities in Agreement was also reached on criteria for forest planning and management is growing reviewing the effectiveness of the international Now that UNFF has met twice, it should be in arrangement on forests at the fifth session of a better position to allow for rich exchanges of UNFF in 2005 experience on implementing proposals for action Despite its best efforts, however, UNFF-2 was so that countries can learn from one another. unable to agree on terms of reference for ad hoc UNFF therefore has significant potential for expert groups on three subjects: monitoring developing solutions, generating strong polit assessment and reporting; the financing and commitment and strengthening partnerhi tical transfer of environmentally sound technologies and the parameters of a mandate to develop a COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP ON legal framework covering all types of forest. FORESTS Discussions will continue at UNFF-3, from 26 CPF was launched in April 2001 to support the May to 6 June 2003, in Geneva, Switzerland work of UNFF and to enhance cooperation and coordination among cpf members on forest- Looking back and moving forward related issues. It was created in response to an Since UNCED, the international policy dialogue invitation from ECOSOC to the heads of relevant has brought forest issues to the forefront and rganizations, institutions and instruments at aised awareness of the significant contributions the time UNFF was established in October 2000 that forests make to the health of the planet CPF is chaired by FAO and serviced by the and its inhabitants. In addition to Secretariat of UNFF environmental services, their roles in sustaining Based on the high-level, informal Inter-Agenc velihoods, contributing to food security and Task Force on Forests which supported IPF and reducing poverty are increasingly being IFE CPF continues the tradition of teamwork through an informal and voluntary arrangement. IPF and IFF provided the forest community Where the mandates of individual organ nizations with an opportunity to build trust, confidence are complementary, members collaborate on and consensus in the aftermath of the polarized specific activities related to the work of UNFE debate of more than ten years ago. With a firm CPF reports annually to UNFF on its progress commitment to move from dialogue to action, and plans, with a document entitled CPF UNFF is embarking on the next critical phase. framework to support the work of the UINFF While While translating words into practice remains a CPF takes into account the guidance it receives constant challenge, current trends on the from unff each member is accountable to its encouraging. For example own governing body with regard to priority more than 100 countries have revised activities, work programmes and budge national forest policies and developed expenditure. If the partnership is to function national forest programmes, taking into tively, it is therefore critical for national account the need for wide participation and governments, through their various ministries, linkages with other sectors; to send consistent messages to the governing 150 countries are involved in international bodies of all member organizations concerning initiatives concerning criteria and indicators their involvement in and contribution to CPF for sustainable forest management The notion of teamwork and comparative areas under official forest management advantage is relatively new in the global arena, plans have increased to 88 percent in and the forest sector is leading the way in many developed countries and some 6 percent in respects. Major intergovernmental fora, including developing countries(FAO, 2001) WSSD and the sixth Conference of the parties
2003 FORESTS S’WORLD THE OF STATE 44 lands degraded restoring and rehabilitating• ;forests planted and natural promoting and .definitions and terms, concepts• for criteria on reached also was Agreement international the of effectiveness the reviewing of session fifth the at forests on arrangement .2005 in UNFF was 2-UNFF, however, efforts best its Despite hoc ad for reference of terms on agree to unable ,monitoring: subjects three on groups expert and financing the; reporting and assessment ;technologies sound environmentally of transfer a develop to mandate a of parameters the and .forest of types all covering framework legal 26 from, 3-UNFF at continue will Discussions .Switzerland, Geneva in, 2003 June 6 to May forward moving and back Looking dialogue policy international the, UNCED Since and forefront the to issues forest brought has contributions significant the of awareness raised planet the of health the to make forests that to addition In. inhabitants its and sustaining in roles their, services environmental and security food to contributing, livelihoods being increasingly are poverty reducing .recognized community forest the provided IFF and IPF confidence, trust build to opportunity an with polarized the of aftermath the in consensus and firm a With. ago years ten than more of debate ,action to dialogue from move to commitment .phase critical next the on embarking is UNFF a remains practice into words translating While the on trends current, challenge constant :example For. encouraging are ground revised have countries 100 than more• developed and policies forest national into taking, programmes forest national and participation wide for need the account ;sectors other with linkages international in involved are countries 150• indicators and criteria concerning initiatives ;management forest sustainable for management forest official under areas• in percent 88 to increased have plans in percent 6 some and countries developed ;(2001, FAO (countries developing fall now forests s’world the of percent 10• ;(2001, FAO (areas forest protected within in communities local of involvement the• .growing is management and planning forest in be should it, twice met has UNFF that Now of exchanges rich for allow to position better a action for proposals implementing on experience .another one from learn can countries that so for potential significant has therefore UNFF political strong generating, solutions developing .partnerships strengthening and commitment ON PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATIVE FORESTS the support to 2001 April in launched was CPF and cooperation enhance to and UNFF of work an to response in created was It. issues relatedforest on members CPF among coordination relevant of heads the to ECOSOC from invitation at instruments and institutions, organizations .2000 October in established was UNFF time the the by serviced and FAO by chaired is CPF .UNFF of Secretariat Agency-Inter informal, level-high the on Based and IPF supported which Forests on Force Task teamwork of tradition the continues CPF, IFF .arrangement voluntary and informal an through organizations individual of mandates the Where on collaborate members, complementary are .UNFF of work the to related activities specific progress its on UNFF to annually reports CPF CPF entitled document a with, plans and While. UNFF the of work the support to framework receives it guidance the account into takes CPF its to accountable is member each, UNFF from priority to regard with body governing own budget and programmes work, activities function to is partnership the If. expenditure national for critical therefore is it, effectively ,ministries various their through, governments governing the to messages consistent send to concerning organizations member all of bodies .CPF to contribution and in involvement their comparative and teamwork of notion The ,arena global the in new relatively is advantage many in way the leading is sector forest the and including, fora intergovernmental Major. respects Parties the of Conference sixth the and WSSD
PART I THE SITUATION AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOREST SECTOR 45 COP-6)to the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD)(see p. 49), are taking note of CPFs achievements and are making reference to it in CPF members some of their decisions. In addition to the cpf Framework, CPF produced a policy document outlining its objectives and operating modalities It also supported a number of country-led Center for International Forestry Research(CIFOR) initiatives and established a focal agency system Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO) to carry out joint responsibilities and activities, all International Tropical Timber Organization(ITTO) within one year of its establishment Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) CPF acts as a catalyst for national, regional Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and international action, provides expertise and Secretariat of the united Nations Convention to combat information, strengthens political commitment, mobilizes financial resources and networks with Desertification(UNCCD) Secretariat of the United Nations framework Convention on a wide range of partners Climate Change(UNFCCC) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs CPF Network (DESA Membership of CPF is limited by design, to enable United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) it to work effectively and flexibly. However, United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) members clearly recognize the important contributions that a variety of groups make to World Agroforestry Centre(ICRAF World Bank sustainable forest management through their World Conservation Union (IUCN) experience,resources and perspectives, which ive enriched the intergovernmental forest policy ialogue to date. To capitalize on these, CPF has established the informal CPF Network, which seeks to involve a broad range of stakeholders in order to enhance CPF's work in supporting UNFE In pa on of the IPF/ Examples of areas in which CPF members are collaborating proposals for action. Additional key functions include strengthening communication among stakeholders and further enhancing collaboration and cooperation among organizations, National forest programmes institutions, instruments and processes working International criteria and indicators proces on forest-related matters. The inaugural meeting Activities to combat illegal logging was held in March 2002. Sessions are organize Guidelines on reduced-impact logging as far as possible, on the margins of major Local communities participation in fire management internation Capacity building and policy development More information on cpf and the cpf Protection of unique types of forest and fragile ecosystems in Network is available on the internet at more than 50 countries www.un.org/esa/sustdev/unffcpf.htm Assistanceto low forest cover countries within the tehran Process Data and information on forests NTERNATIONAL POLICY DEBATE ON Projections and outlook studies FORESTS AND FOREST BIOLOGICAL Guidelines for DIVERSITY Inputs to the reports of the UN Secretary-General to UNFF Forest ecosystems are major reservoirs of Secondment of senior professionals to the UNFF Secretariat biological diversity, supporting 50 to 70 percent of the world's terrestrial species, according to
45 SECTOR FOREST THE IN DEVELOPMENTS AND SITUATION THE I PART Diversity Biological on Convention the to) 6-COP( s’CPF of note taking are), 49. p see) (CBD( in it to reference making are and achievements CPF the to addition In. decisions their of some document policy a produced CPF, Framework .modalities operating and objectives its outlining led-country of number a supported also It system agency focal a established and initiatives all, activities and responsibilities joint out carry to .establishment its of year one within regional, national for catalyst a as acts CPF and expertise provides, action international and ,commitment political strengthens, information with networks and resources financial mobilizes .partners of range wide a Network CPF enable to, design by limited is CPF of Membership ,However. flexibly and effectively work to it important the recognize clearly members to make groups of variety a that contributions their through management forest sustainable which, perspectives and resources, experience policy forest intergovernmental the enriched have has CPF, these on capitalize To. date to dialogue which, Network CPF informal the established in stakeholders of range broad a involve to seeks ,UNFF supporting in work s’CPF enhance to order IFF/IPF the of implementation the particular in functions key Additional. action for proposals among communication strengthening include collaboration enhancing further and stakeholders ,organizations among cooperation and working processes and instruments, institutions meeting inaugural The. matters related-forest on ,organized are Sessions. 2002 March in held was major of margins the on, possible as far as .gatherings forest international CPF the and CPF on information More at Internet the on available is Network .htm.unffcpf/sustdev/esa/org.un.www ON DEBATE POLICY INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGICAL FOREST AND FORESTS DIVERSITY of reservoirs major are ecosystems Forest percent 70 to 50 supporting, diversity biological to according, species terrestrial s’world the of (CIFOR (Research Forestry International for Center• (FAO (Nations United the of Organization Agriculture and Food• (ITTO (Organization Timber Tropical International• (CBD (Diversity Biological on Convention the of Secretariat• (GEF (Facility Environment Global the of Secretariat• Combat to Convention Nations United the of Secretariat• (UNCCD (Desertification on Convention Framework Nations United the of Secretariat• (UNFCCC (Change Climate Affairs Social and Economic of Department Nations United• (DESA( (UNDP (Programme Development Nations United• (UNEP (Programme Environment Nations United• (ICRAF (Centre Agroforestry World• Bank World• (IUCN (Union Conservation World• programmes forest National• processes indicators and criteria International• logging illegal combat to Activities• logging impact-reduced on Guidelines• management fire in participation’ communities Local• development policy and building Capacity• in ecosystems fragile and forest of types unique of Protection• countries 50 than more Process Tehran the within countries cover forest low to Assistance• forests on information and Data• studies outlook and Projections• forests on reporting and assessing, monitoring for Guidelines• UNFF to General-Secretary UN the of reports the to Inputs• Secretariat UNFF the to professionals senior of Secondment• members CPF collaborating are members CPF which in areas of Examples
STATE OF THE WORLDs FORESTs 2003 some estimates. Natural forests in the tropics UNCED Forest Principles and Chapter 11 of are the richest in biological diversity, but are Agenda 21 ("Combating deforestation")as a also the most threatened by deforestation and basis for deliberations. IPF recognized that forest degradation Increased awareness of sustainably managed forests play a valuable part potentially considerable losses of forest in conserving biological diversity, as reflected biological diversity has led to growing demands the large number of proposals for action that for international and national regulatory either directly or indirectly address this issue mechanisms, principles and guidelines to In 2000, after five years of ad hoc discussions, ECOSOC established UNFF to continue policy The forest community has lor ng recognized development, coordinate forest-related action the need to enhance forest resources and enhance international collaboration and facilitate conserve biological diversity in forest implementation of the IPF/IFF proposals for ecosystems. This is shown, for example, by the action(see p. 42) international processes on criteria and Development of the forest component in CBD indicators for sustainable forest management, Although many articles of CBD apply to forest which all consider the conservation of biological ecosystems, the convention itself does not make diversity an essential and integral element of specific mention of forests. Discussions on the sustainability conservation of forest biological diversity within CBD and UNFF are two separate but parallel CBD first started at COP-2, in November 1995.A processes dealing with forests and forest year later, COP-3 recommended that CBD biological diversity. The former addresses the develop a work programme in this regard.At conservation and sustainable use of biological the same time, it also discussed developing a diversity and the fair and equitable sharing of protocol that could obviate the need for a global benefits arising from the use of genetic forest convention a controversial issue debated resources, including those from forest by IPF and later by IFE, on which consensus ecosystems, while the latter looks at the could not be reached management, conservation and sustainable In 1998, COP-4 adopted the CBD Work levelopment of forests on the basis of the rogramme for Forest Biological Diversity, outcomes of UNCED, IPF and IFF Both which focused on research, cooperation and consider their roles complementary and technology development. It established an ad recognize the need to strengthen collaboration. hoc technical expert group on forest biological Other international and regional bodies deal diversity to make further progress on the issues with various aspects of forest biological COP-6, held in April 2002, significantly diversity as well, including FAO, the global increased the scope of CBD forest-related Environment Facility(GEF), the World activities by adopting an expanded Pro Conservation Union(IUCN), the International of Work on Forest Biological Diversity Tropical Timber Organization(ITTO)and the described in the section on forest-related Center for International Forestry Research conventions(see p 49) IFOR), by supporting country activities and inking policy debate to implementation on the Shift from conservation to management within ground CBD Since COP-4 identified forest biological diversity IPF/IFF/UNFF and forest biodiversity as one of its five thematic areas. it has been a The main purpose of IPF(1995-1997)and IFF significant part of the agenda of CBD. Recently, (1997-2000)was to build consensus on the other aspects of forests have been added, management, conservation and sustainable including the harvesting of wood and non-wood development of all types of forest, using the forest products(NWFPs), illegal logging and
2003 FORESTS S’WORLD THE OF STATE 46 tropics the in forests Natural. estimates some are but, diversity biological in richest the are and deforestation by threatened most the also of awareness Increased. degradation forest forest of losses considerable potentially demands growing to led has diversity biological regulatory national and international for to guidelines and principles, mechanisms .trend this reverse recognized long has community forest The and resources forest enhance to need the forest in diversity biological conserve the by, example for, shown is This. ecosystems nine the within countries 150 some of work and criteria on processes international ,management forest sustainable for indicators biological of conservation the consider all which of element integral and essential an diversity .sustainability parallel but separate two are UNFF and CBD forest and forests with dealing processes the addresses former The. diversity biological biological of use sustainable and conservation of sharing equitable and fair the and diversity genetic of use the from arising benefits forest from those including, resources the at looks latter the while, ecosystems sustainable and conservation, management the of basis the on forests of development Both. IFF and IPF, UNCED of outcomes and complementary roles their consider .collaboration strengthen to need the recognize deal bodies regional and international Other biological forest of aspects various with Global the, FAO including, well as diversity World the), GEF (Facility Environment International the), IUCN (Union Conservation the and) ITTO (Organization Timber Tropical Research Forestry International for Center and activities country supporting by), CIFOR( the on implementation to debate policy linking .ground biodiversity forest and UNFF/IFF/IPF IFF and) 1997–1995 (IPF of purpose main The the on consensus build to was) 2000–1997( sustainable and conservation, management the using, forest of types all of development of 11 Chapter and Principles Forest UNCED a as”) deforestation Combating (“21 Agenda that recognized IPF. deliberations for basis part valuable a play forests managed sustainably in reflected as, diversity biological conserving in that action for proposals of number large the .issue this address indirectly or directly either ,discussions hoc ad of years five after, 2000 In policy continue to UNFF established ECOSOC ,action related-forest coordinate, development facilitate and collaboration international enhance for proposals IFF/IPF the of implementation .(42. p see (action CBD in component forest the of Development forest to apply CBD of articles many Although make not does itself convention the, ecosystems the on Discussions. forests of mention specific within diversity biological forest of conservation A. 1995 November in, 2-COP at started first CBD CBD that recommended 3-COP, later year At. regard this in programme work a develop a developing discussed also it, time same the global a for need the obviate could that protocol debated issue controversial a, convention forest consensus which on, IFF by later and IPF by .reached be not could Work CBD the adopted 4-COP, 1998 In ,Diversity Biological Forest for Programme and cooperation, research on focused which ad an established It. development technology biological forest on group expert technical hoc .issues the on progress further make to diversity significantly, 2002 April in held, 6-COP related-forest CBD of scope the increased Programme expanded an adopting by activities – Diversity Biological Forest on Work of related-forest on section the in described .(49. p see (conventions within management to conservation from Shift CBD diversity biological forest identified 4-COP Since a been has it, areas thematic five its of one as ,Recently. CBD of agenda the of part significant ,added been have forests of aspects other wood-non and wood of harvesting the including and logging illegal), NWFPs (products forest