Pilot Project on the System for the Evaluation of the Management of Forests (SEMAFOR)
Author: Kit Prins
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9789210600439
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Pilot Project on the System for the Evaluation of the Management of Forests (SEMAFOR)
Author: Kit Prins
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study presents the results of the SEMAFOR (System for the Evaluation of the MAnagement of FORests) pilot study, which tested the method through voluntary assessment of the sustainability of forest management in European countries, on the basis of the Pan-European set of criteria and indicators. Scale-neutral indicators were developed and used to describe and assess the situation in 20 participating countries. Thresholds were used for the assessment indicators. Results which exceeded the thresholds were the subject of a discussion with national correspondents to check accuracy, put the data in context and describe the policy response, if any. The study presents detailed results, by indicator and by country, and discusses the main issues arising from the experience. This activity is experimental in nature: its only purpose is to check and test the method. The material presented does not constitute any formal conclusion or statement regarding the status of sustainable forest management in countries taking part in this exercise.
Forest Products Annual Market Review 2018-2019
Author: UNECE & FAO
Publisher: UN Geneva Publishing
Published: 2019-11-04
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9210045149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAchieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will, to a great degree, depend on implementing a “circular economy”. In the forest sector, this relates to how we manage forests and use forest products. The Forest Products Annual Market Review covers recent trends, policies and market intelligence on forest products along with production, consumption and trade statistics for the UNECE region; all of which are critical to the role of forests in creating a more circular economy.
Wood Energy in the ECE Region
Author: Francisco X. Aguilar
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9211171547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication highlights the use of wood for energy and includes the most recent statistics on wood energy markets across the UNECE region. It aims to communicate the relevance of wood energy in the region and help bridge information about the forest and energy sectors. It also intends to offer some of the best-available information on the role that wood energy can play in various sectors to support environmental, energy, and socio-economic strategies toward a greener economy. It focuses on commercial wood energy uses in the UNECE including energy generated for cooking, heating and electricity generation.
Forests and Water
Author: United Nations
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe objectives of this study are to further improve our understanding about the ways in which payments for ecosystem services schemes can be applied to forests, in particular focusing on forest's hydrological functions for the mutual benefit of both humans and the environment. In addition, the study covers advances and challenges facing these schemes and provides practical guidance for policymakers and practitioners. This study contains the most comprehensive currently available database of case studies on forest-water related payment for ecosystem services schemes in the UNECE region.
Rovaniemi Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy
Author: United Nations Publications
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication is a mid-term review of actions that have been implemented and are in line with the Rovaniemi Action Plan (RAP). Stakeholders of the RAP provided input and the Joint Section also reviewed its own activities. This study also contains a general review of actions reported during 2017 and 2018, as well as information gathered through the previous voluntary updates on the status of the implementation by the member States in 2014 and 2015.
70 Years Working Together in the Service of Forests and People
Author: ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 68
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovers the history of the Forestry and Timber Section since it emerged from the International Timber Conference held in 1947 as a collaboration between the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Two European intergovernmental bodies were established as a result of the Conference. This title documents the history of the collaboration of the ECE Timber Committee (later, the Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry) and the FAO European Forestry Commission.
Green Jobs in the Forest Sector
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study Green Jobs in the Forest Sector provides an overview of existing Green Forest Jobs and identifies possible areas for future activities and jobs in the forest sector, and may serve as starting point for further analysis and discussion on the future of Green Forest Jobs. It offers a framework for classifying Green Forest Jobs under seven thematic work areas, outlined in the seven main sections of the study, with a particular focus on major trends, needs and challenges as well as opportunities and prospects for the forest sector. The findings suggest that to promote Green Jobs in the forest sector it is key to: (i) look at forest ecosystem services management as the frame for Green Forest Jobs; (ii) recognize the progress made in the development of Green Forest Jobs and to identify avenues for the future; (iii) enhance the public perception of jobs in the forest sector; (iv) revise existing curricula and develop new ones for catering to the needs of the sector to close the skills gaps; and (v) to facilitate an inclusive transition to green economy through training and support.
State of Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia
Author: United Nations Publications
Publisher:
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 128
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study on the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia aims to present the forest resources and the forest sector of the region, including trends in, and pressures on the resource, to describe the policies and institutions for the forest sector in the region and to list the major challenges the sector faces, and the policy responses in place or planned. The study is a cooperative effort by the author, the UNECE/FAO secretariat and national experts, done with the use of the best available data. It attempts to cover all dimensions of sustainable forest management and includes national profiles of all countries of the region.
Forest Landscape Restoration in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Author: Niels Thevs
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Published: 2019
Total Pages: 68
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study, focusing primarily on the period from the collapse of the Soviet Union until the present day, identifies the key drivers of forest degradation and the potential for forest landscape restoration in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The study was undertaken to support the preparation of restoration pledges in the eight countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia in the run up to the Ministerial Roundtable on Forest Landscape Restoration and the Bonn Challenge in the Caucasus and Central Asia that took place in June 2018 in Astana, Kazakhstan. At this Roundtable Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan committed to restore over 2.5 million ha of forest landscapes by 2030.
