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DocumentWhy is there no global legally binding agreement on forests? A qualitative literature review to identify conflicts within the negotiations and the way forward for sustainable forest management
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The enhancement of global forest management practices was long thought to be subject to a binding agreement, comparable to other United Nations Conventions. Unlike other environmental challenges of similar importance, the countries of the world did not come together to establish a legally binding forest convention. More than 25 years since the start of the initial negotiations at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, four institutions and five non-binding agreements have been established to govern forests, none of which extends to similar lengths as the Framework Convention for Climate Change, Desertification, or Biodiversity. This paper investigates the conflicts present in the forest policy arena that have hindered the successful progression of a legally binding agreement. By conducting an extensive qualitative literature assessment of 51 peer-reviewed publications and building onto the policy arrangement approach by Arts, Leroy & Van Tatenhove (2006), the authors categorize and explain the conflicts present during and prevailing beyond the negotiations. The results are validated through expert interviews and observations from the 14th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF). The authors identified 13 critical conflicts across the dimensions of ideology, interests, institutionalism, and coalition dynamics. While some conflicts have changed or were resolved, many persist today and will prevent a successful conclusion of the process. A legally binding agreement in the originally proposed form as overarching institution seems unlikely to happen in the future. Yet, the momentum surrounding sustainable forest management is greater than ever before, and a changing political culture raises new hopes for significant progress in the implementation of sustainable forestry beyond a mere agreement. Institutions like the UN FAO and the UNFF will play a crucial role in advancing the global transition to sustainable management in the future. Keywords: Policies, Conflict, Deforestation and forest degradation, Sustainable forest management, Research ID: 3617722 -
ArticleAre we getting there? Community and external perceptions of collaborative timber management in three amazonian sustainable use protected areas
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.As the number of communities that have (partial) rights to manage forests has increased, so has the number of communities that engage with timber management in sustainable use protected areas. Guided by two research questions: (1) How do local communities and external organizations perceive timber co-management arrangements and logging activities in sustainable use protected areas? and (2) To what extent do these actors' perceptions vary?, I investigated actors’ perceptions of timber co-management arrangements and logging activities in three Brazilian Amazonian sustainable use protected areas. Based on participatory research methods involving both individual and group interviews, results suggest four main things: (1) strong and long-term partnerships among multiple actors can enhance positive perceptions of collaboration in co- management systems; (2) timber workers should be more involved in technical decision makings with external partner organizations; (3) Participatory budgeting can be key to equate perceptions on income generation; and (4) Conflict management can be imperative in co-management systems, still when underestimated by some of the co-management actors. Keywords: Adaptive management; Governance; Landscape management; Partnerships; Sustainable forest management ID: 3623363 -
ArticleDeforestation trends and impact assessment of protected area designation in the South American tri-national Atlantic forests
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The South-American Atlantic Forest region spans the nations of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. It is one of the most ecologically diverse in the world, yet one of the most vulnerable to deforestation with little research examining trends and drivers. Conservation interventions can play a critical role in protecting this forest, but the impact of their implementation remains unclear. We assessed the effects of forest protected area (FPA) designation on avoided deforestation across the Atlantic Forest region between 2000 and 2020 using the most recently available remote-sensed data in combination with geo-referenced socio-economic descriptors. Applying a pseudo-randomized approach, we quantified factors explaining establishment of FPAs and compared deforestation rates. Results show FPA designation lowered the odds of deforestation by about 14%, which is significantly higher than past assessments in other Latin American regions. Effectively, the estimated deforestation rate within FPA-designated areas (~5%) was nearly four-times lower than in non-FPA forests (19%). Future studies are needed to assess the impacts of FPAs on the socioeconomic wellbeing of forest-dependent communities across the Atlantic forest. Keywords: Deforestation and forest degradation, Financial mechanisms, Monitoring and data collection, Research, Governance ID: 3622476
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