Forest Law and Sustainable Development
Forest Law and Sustainable Development

Author:

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 0821370391

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This book analyzes the wide range of issues that should be taken into account in forest-related legislation. It stresses that forest law must be understood in the context of the broader legal framework governing land use and land tenure, as well as international obligations related to trade, environmental protection, and human rights. The book also pays significant attention to institutional arrangements and governance practices relevant to forests, including decentralization, transparency, and law enforcement. The authors draw extensively on experience from around the world to provide tools for dealing with various forest management challlenges. The authors are experts in the field of forest law. Lawrence C. Christy is a Former Chief, Development Law Service, Legal Office, Food and Agricultre Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Charles E. Di Leva is Chief Counsel, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development and International Law Unit (LEGEN), Legal Vice-Presidency, World Bank. Jonathan M. Lindsay is Senior Counsel with LEGEN, Legal Vice-Presidency, World Bank. Patrice Talla Takoukam is Counsel with LEGEN, Legal Vice-Presidency, World Bank.

State of the Forest Report, 2001
State of the Forest Report, 2001

Author: Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13:

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Introduction -- Evolution of forest sustainability evaluation -- Criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management -- EA Decision Appendix 22 requirements -- Conclusion on forest sustainability in Ontario -- Acknowledgements, Appendices, Acronyms, Glossary of terms -- Appendix 1. Forest resources of Ontario 2001. Appendix 2. Report on wood supply in Ontario.