FAO Strategy for Forests and Forestry

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FAO Strategy for Forests and Forestry

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FAO STRATEGY FOR FORESTS

• Mandated by COFO and recommended by IEE
• Consultation with countries, Regional Forestry
  Commissions, CPF members, NGOs, private sector
• FAO Strategic Framework and MTP

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

• Sustainable management
• of forests and trees

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ORGANIZATIONAL RESULTS

• Forest policy and practice based on information,
  international cooperation and debate
• Institutions governing forests are strengthened
• Forestry is better integrated into national
  development plans and processes
• SFM is more broadly adopted
• Enhanced social and economic values and
  livelihood benefits
• Environmental values strengthened

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Policies and practices affecting forests are
based on timely information and reinforced by
international cooperation and debate

• Global and national forest monitoring and
  assessment
• Publications and Web site
• Regional Forestry Commissions and COFO
• CPF

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Institutions are strengthened and stakeholders
are involved in forest policies enabling
environment for investment in forests

• Participatory policy and law
• Institutional reform
• Sector studies

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Forestry is integrated into national development
plans linkages with other land uses

• National forest programmes
• Capacity building
• National Forest Programme Facility

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SFM is broadly adoptedreduced deforestation and
degradation

• Voluntary guidelines for SFM
• Fire management
• Financial mechanisms to support SFM

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Social and economic values and livelihoodsenhance
d forestry economically viable

• Economic analysis and investment
• Forest products including trade
• Community-based enterprises

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Environmental values of forests are strengthened

• Landscape approaches
• Adaptation to climate change
• Biodiversity, watersheds, wildlife

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NEXT STEPS

• COFO decision 2009
• Implementation through PWB MTP
• FAO Conference2009