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ProjectXV World Forestry Congress, Republic of Korea, 2021 - GCP/GLO/995/ROK 2023
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No results found.World Forestry Congresses (WFCs) are held approximately every six years to bring together all relevant forestry stakeholders to discuss current trends, challenges and solutions in the forest sector. They serve an advisory role, allowing the global forestry community to develop a vision and make recommendations to promote the sustainable management of the world’s forests. The XV WFC, held in the Republic of Korea, was particularly relevant because of the mounting challenges to the sector but also because, as the first truly global meeting after the worst part of the COVID 19 pandemic, it provided a unique opportunity to discuss options for building back better. The aim of the WFC was to build a green, healthy and resilient future with forests and to develop both policy and action recommendations for a wide range of stakeholders. It also sought to serve as a major platform for sharing information and lessons learned, as well as for networking and strengthening collaboration at all levels. -
DocumentForestry and Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) Publications Catalogue 1996-2017 2017
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No results found.The publications catalogue provides the participants of Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC, October 23-27, 2017) a general picture of all publications in forestry produced by forestry team in FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. An embedded link to the electronic version of each publication is available in the catalogue. -
ArticleEnhancing public-private sector collaboration: A case of the Uganda Timber Growers Association affiliated tree growers and public actors building a sustainable commercial forestry industry
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Uganda’s forests are a treasured natural asset contributing 8.7% to the national economy (NEMA 2011). However, Uganda has been losing its forest cover alarmingly, from 24% in 1990 to 9% in 2015. In Uganda, Forestry is coordinated by the Ministry of Water and Environment through the Forest Sector Support Department. Government through the National Forestry Authority has provided land in degraded Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) to private investors under license. Nearly 70% of planted forests are in CFRs. Additionally; Government initiatives like the Sawlog Production Grant Scheme project is providing financial and technical support based on a set of national Forestry standards. Finally, Government has created a conducive environment for the commercial forest sector to grow at an unprecedented rate of 7000 ha per year. Since 2004, the private sector in Uganda has been exemplary, on building a private sector-led commercial forestry industry. Most of the investors (99.8%) are small to medium scale (1000 ha and below). The private sector is coordinated by the Uganda Timber Growers Association (UTGA), the umbrella body of tree growers that does advocacy, networking, information sharing, collective procurement, marketing and extension. The private sector is growing over 85% (over 80,000 ha) of Uganda’s forest resource. UTGA has promoted the certification of plantations and chain of custody with area up to 42,000 ha, the largest in East Africa and two organizations certified in chain of custody. Plans are underway for the establishment of an apex body for carpenters, timber traders and wood processors. The strong collaboration between Government and private sector actors has yielded remarkable results for Uganda’s forestry. The public private partnerships have provided solutions to challenges of illegality, poor governance, forest degradation and deforestation by providing a platform for individuals, companies and communities to grow trees while protecting gazetted forest land. Keywords: Planted Forests, private sector, CFRs ID: 3487300
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