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International
Forest Policy
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An opportunity for IUCN members to:
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raise the profile of forests both nationally and internationally
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link policy with practical experience
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gain political support for implementation on the ground
International Arrangements on Forests
The following information is intended to provide IUCN members with a summary of basic issues regarding future International Arrangements on Forests (IAF) in preparation for UNFF-5. This is in accordance with a resolution passed by members at the 3 rd IUCN World Conservation Congress.
What Future for Forests?
An introduction to the fifth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF-5) |
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The fifth and final session of the UNFF (UNFF-5) will be held in New York on May 16-27, 2005 and among other things, it will:
- Review progress and consider future actions
- Review the effectiveness of the IAF
- Consider the parameters of a mandate for developing a legal framework on forest
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The principle focus of UNFF-5 is to agree upon a workable option for the future IAF.
The main options being considered by countries are:
- Discontinue the current IAF
- An enriched and stronger version of the current IAF (e.g. made more authoritative by the adoption of a declaration and/or global goals and targets)
- A legally binding instrument such as a framework convention (i.e. like the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC).
- A legally binding instrument such as a stand-alone convention that imposes binding commitments and accountability (i.e. like the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – CITES).
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Request for IUCN Members' statements
This webpage is dedicated to sharing information on this topic between IUCN members. You will find links to background information as well as ideas, commentaries, and position papers from IUCN members.
We encourage you to share your organization or government’s views in the form of a position paper, commentary and/or editorial on the proposed 4 options for the future IAF.
Please send your paper by email to: virpi.stucki@iucn.org
More Information
What future for forests? A discussion on options for the future International Arrangement on Forests (IAF)
(Spanish version PDF, 130 KB)
(French version PDF, 175 KB
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What future for forests? A discussion on options for the future International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) (Complete version PDF, 310KB)
Useful Links
Documentation in support of the IAF discussion at UNFF-5
http://www.un.org/esa/forests (follow link to UNFF-5)
For a detailed summary of pros and cons of each fo the four options, see the report of the Guadalajara meeting http://www.un.org/esa/forests/pdf/cli/cli_mex-usa_report.pdf
GLOBAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF FOREST POLICY: AN ANALYSIS OF POST- IFF OPTIONS, by Friends of the Earth International (August 2000)
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