Security, Development and Forest Conflict:

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• Security, Development and Forest Conflict
• A Forum for Action
• Brussels, 8 - 9 December 2006
• The UNFF in relation to Security, Conflict
  resolution, peace building and the sustainable
  management of forests
• Michel Laverdière,
• Forest Affairs Officer
• Secretariat of the UNFF

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• Outline
• The UN conflict resolution, peace keeping
• UNFF and its predecessors IFF and IPF on
  conflicts, peace keeping and security
• A few examples on the progress of some conflict
  related initiatives for the sustainable
  development of forests
• the way ahead, the UN, UNFF and the large issue
  of good governance

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• The UN, conflict resolution and peace keeping

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Preamble to the Charter of the UN

• to save succeeding generations from the scourge
  of war,
• to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights,
  the dignity, worth and the equal rights of
  people
• to establish conditions under which justice and
  respect for the obligations can be maintained,
  and
• to promote social progress and better standards
  of life in larger freedom

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Expert Group Meeting on Conflict Prevention,
Peace-building and Development

• Interrelation between underdevelopment and
  violence is multidimensional
• Need to develop global approaches
• Policy to attain equality of outcomes

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Expert Group meeting (contd)

• Translate concepts of conflict prevention and
  peace building into operational priority
• Business sector must be part of the solution
• For better integration of security and
  development a better integration and coordination

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Peace Building Commission2005

• Bring actors together to marshal resources and
  advice on strategies on peace an recovery
• Focus on reconstruction, institutional building
  and strategies for Sustainable Development
• Provide recommendations and information to
  improve coordination of actors

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I N T E R N A T I O N A L ARRANGEMENT ON
FORESTS

• THANK YOU

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• UNFF has 3 constituencies
• Member States (universal membership)
• Intergovernmental organizations agencies
• Major stakeholder groups
• Supported by CPF
• Its mandate is to
• Strengthen political commitment to SFM world-wide
• Facilitate implementation of forest-related
  agreements
• Policy development and dialogue
• Foster international cooperation
• Monitor, assess and report on progress

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International forestry fora UNFF, IFF and IPF

• UNFF Panels on Asia and Africa challenges of
  violent conflicts over resources
• Fundamental importance of good Governance for
  Sustainable Forest Management
• Negative link between conflicts and natural
  resource conservation

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UNFF, IFF and IPF (contd)

• Need of skills and training in conflict
  management and Forestry
• SFM involves reconciling diverse and sometimes
  conflicting interests leading to land use
  conflicts and violence over resources

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• Examples of Situations and activities on Conflict
  and peace keeping for SFM

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AFRICA

• AFWC includes preoccupation of conflict
  resolution and post-conflict forest development
• Mozambique and Angola
• DRC

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Issues on the way ahead
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WORK ON GOOD GOVERNANCE

• Environment and politics
• SFM and Good Forest Governance
• Local and landscape level governance
• Conflict resolution and peace building

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• UNFF 6, New York 13-24 February 2006 will
  finalize
• .   Expectations for 2006
• Get a new and stronger mandate for UN Forum on
  Forests with a clearer understanding of its
  future focus on SFM and the links to the broader
  UN development agenda,
• Find a clear direction on the issue of a possible
  new instrument on forests under UNFF,
• Obtain a decision on the means of implementation,
  particularly on financing
• how best to continue the advancement of the
  implementation of actions agreed to by the UNFF
• consider parameters of a mandate for developing a
  legal framework on all types of forests.
• chart the way forward for the Forum. Its future
  within the UN system, the MDG, its specific
  agenda and its future method of work and
  structure.

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• A message to reflect upon
• As for ecosystems, conflict resolution in
  forestry
• works best when based on
• STABILITY AMONG THE PILLARS
• of Sustainability
• ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY, ECONOMY