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What policy approaches could minimise the impact of other sectors on forest biodiversity?
- ( I. Thompson;T. Christophersen / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
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The pressures from sectors such as agriculture, mining, or energy on forest biodiversity require cross-sectoral approaches for the conservation and sustainable management of forests. This tool...
- Community forest enterprises: combining avoided deforestation and poverty reduction
- ( D. Macqueen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007)
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Forests are not just crucial for keeping the global environment stable; they are also a lifeline for hundreds of millions of the world's poor. This paper presents community forest enterprise as a p...
- The Amazon forest and climate change: are we reaching an ecological tipping point?
- ( WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2007)
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The Amazon forest greatly influences the global climate and may be coming under increasing threat due to climate change. This report explores the relationship between the Amazon, climate, and the c...
- Can forest-related carbon offsets be equitable and sustainable?
- ( M. Richards;M. Jenkins / Policy and Environment Programme, ODI , 2008)
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‘Forest carbon’ has taken centre stage due to the urgency to mitigate climate change. One possible avenue to conserve carbon storing forests is through “payments for ecosystem ser...
- A manual on conflict-sensitive business practices in Colombia’s reforestation sector
- ( M. Leonhardt;J., M. Orozco / International Alert , 2006)
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This manual is an adapted version of the Conflict-Sensitive Business Practice (CSBP) toolbox which applies the CSBP methodology to the Colombian reforestation sector in Colombia. The manual discuss...
- Should the definition of legal timber be regulated by the state or through voluntary initiatives?
- ( D. Brown; N. Bird / VERIFOR , 2007)
- This brief highlights two different approaches to regulating trade in timber resources: certification and verification. This paper considers the pros and cons of the convergence of these two concepts,...
- Financial incentive schemes to tackle deforestation
- ( L. Peskett; D. Brown; C. Luttrell / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2006)
- Avoided deforestation (AD) has become a global concern with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This paper discusses financial incentive schemes to reduce rates of defo...
- The role of forest ethics in international policy processes
- ( D. Macqueen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2004)
- Natural forests, particularly tropical rainforests cannot compete, in terms of revenue generated per unit area, with land use alternatives (such as cattle, soybean or palm oil). Yet continued conversi...
- Forest management - in the interests of posterity?
- ( D. Macqueen / Forestry and Land Use Programme, IIED , 2005)
- This paper argues that natural forests cannot compete in terms of generating revenue per unit area with land use alternatives such as intensive agriculture or forest plantations. It calls for the ref...
- Ensuring sustainable livelihoods in the forests of Eritrea
- ( W. Ogbazghi; E. Bein / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2006)
- In Eritrea, forest resources and vegetation cover are under serious threat and both the areas under forest cover and their quality are declining. Agricultural development programmes have emphasised in...
