State Of The World S Forests 2009

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Fao
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9256060574

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State of the World's Forests 2009 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

What will be the impact on forests of future economic development, globalized trade and increases in the world's population? The 2009 edition of the biennial State of the World's Forests looks forward, with the theme "Society, forests and forestry: adapting for the future". Part 1 summarizes the outlook for forests and forestry in each region, based on FAO's periodic regional forest-sector outlook studies. Past trends and projected demographic, economic, institutional and technological changes are examined to outline the scenario for 2030. Part 2 considers how forestry will have to adapt for the future, focusing on: the global outlook for wood products dem∧ mechanisms for meeting the demand for environmental services of forests; changes in forest-sector institutions; and developments in science and technology. A useful reference for policy-makers, foresters, environmentalists, academics and all readers concerned with the major issues affecting the forest sector today. Alos published in Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9251082693

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State of the World's Forests 2014 by Anonim Pdf

Across the world, forests, trees on farms, and agroforestry systems play a crucial role in the livelihoods of rural people by providing employment, energy, nutritious foods and a wide range of other goods and ecosystem services. They have tremendous potential to contribute to sustainable development and to a greener economy. Yet clear evidence of this has been lacking. This evidence is critical to inform policies on forest management and use, and to ensure that the benefits from forests are recognized in the post-2015 development agenda, not only with respect to the environment, but also for their contributions to broader social issues. This edition of FAO s State of the World s Forests report (SOFO 2014) addresses this knowledge gap by systematically gathering and analyzing available data on forests contributions to people s livelihoods, food, health, shelter and energy needs. Crucially, the report also suggests how information might be improved and policies adjusted, so that the socioeconomic benefits from forests can be enhanced in the future."

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251084021

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THE STATE OF THE WORLD’s FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The publication was prepared based on information provided by 86 countries, outcomes from regional and subregional consultations and commissioned thematic studies. It includes: •an overview of definitions and concepts related to Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) and a review of their value; •a description of the main drivers of changes; •the presentation of key emerging technologies; •an analysis of the current status of FGR conservation, use and related developments; •recommendations addressing the challenges and needs. By the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

Author : Anja Eikermann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783319149509

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Forests in International Law by Anja Eikermann Pdf

This book investigates the potential need for an international convention on forests and establishes a multifunctional concept of forests as a cornerstone for international forest regulation. Accordingly, it examines a variety of international instruments pertaining directly or indirectly to forests and explores their entangled, fragmented nature. While contending that the lack of consistency in international law impedes the development of a stand-alone international forest convention, at the same time it argues that the lessons learned from fragmentation as well as from the history of forest discourse on the international level open up new options for the regulation of forests in international law, based on (new) concepts of coordination and cooperation.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251305614

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The State of the World’s Forests 2018 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Nearly three years ago, world leaders agreed to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the central framework for guiding development policies throughout the world. This edition of The State of the World’s Forests is aimed at enhancing our understanding of how forests and their sustainable management contribute to achieving several of the SDGs. Time is running out for the world’s forests: we need to work across sectors, bring stakeholders together, and take urgent action. The State of the World’s Forests 2018 identifies actions that can be taken to increase the contributions of forests and trees that are necessary to accelerate progress towards the SDGs. It is now critical that steps be taken to work more effectively with the private sector, and the informal forest sector must be transformed in order to bring broader economic, social and environmental benefits. Seventy years ago, when FAO completed its first assessment of the world’s forest resources, the major concern was whether there would be enough timber to supply global demand; now we recognize the greater global relevance of our forests and trees. For the first time, The State of the World’s Forests 2018 provides an assessment of the contribution of forests and trees to our landscapes and livelihoods. The purpose of this publication is to provide a much wider audience with an understanding of why forests and trees matter for people, the planet and posterity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Responsible Research
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Foresty in Asia - Issues for Responsible Investors by Anonim Pdf

Author : Trevor Fenning
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 823 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789400770768

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Challenges and Opportunities for the World's Forests in the 21st Century by Trevor Fenning Pdf

This book addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by the world’s forests posed by climate change, conservation objectives, and sustainable development needs including bioenergy, outlining the research and other efforts that are needed to understand these issues, along with the options and difficulties for dealing with them. It contains sections on sustainable forestry & conservation; forest resources worldwide; forests, forestry and climate change; the economics of forestry; tree breeding & commercial forestry; biotechnological approaches; genomic studies with forest trees; bio-energy, lignin & wood; and forest science, including ecological studies. The chapters are contributed by prominent organisations or individuals with an established record of achievement in these areas, and present their ideas on these topics with the aim of providing a ready source of information and guidance on these topics for politicians, policy makers and scientists for many years to come.

Author : Matti Palo,Erkki Lehto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048138951

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Private or Socialistic Forestry? by Matti Palo,Erkki Lehto Pdf

While deforestation continues at an alarming rate around the world, discussions on the range of underlying causes continue. The premise is that studying successful transitions from deforestation to sustainable forestry ex post in Finland can provide novel insights into how deforestation in the tropics might be reduced in the future. Our fundamental question here is why Finland succeeded to stop deforestation for a century ago and why not the same is feasible in the contemporary tropical countries? This book presents a novel integrated theory within which this case study on Finland and contemporary modeling of underlying causes of tropical deforestation are developed. Finland remains the world’s second largest net exporter of forest products, while maintaining the highest forest cover in Europe. A transition from deforestation to sustainable industrial forestry took place in Finland during the first part of the 20th century. The underlying causes of this transition are compared via our theory with deforestation in 74 contemporary tropical countries. Both appear similar and support our theory. The interaction of public policies and market institutions has appeared to be critical during this transition. The study’s findings suggest that private forest ownership with a continuous increase in the real value of forests and alleviation of poverty under non-corruptive conditions has been a necessary, but not a sufficient, condition for this transition. In a parallel way public policies have also proved to be a necessary, but not sufficient, condition in this transition. The conclusion is that socialistic forestry along with corruption is artificially maintaining too low values in the tropical forests. The opportunity cost of sustainable forestry remains too high and deforestation by extensification of agriculture therefore continues. The prevailing socialistic forestry with dominating public forest ownership is by purpose maintaining administratively set low stumpage prices leading to low value of forests, wide corruption and continuous forest degradation and deforestation. An effective remedy – to raise the value of forests - is found to be within forestry.

Author : Asheem Srivastav,Suvira Srivastav
Publisher : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788179935729

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Ecological Meltdown by Asheem Srivastav,Suvira Srivastav Pdf

In the second edition of Ecological Meltdown: impact of unchecked human growth on the earth’s natural systems, the authors discuss the destruction of biodiversity and ecosystems due to human actions. Apart from warning about the impending ecological meltdown and analysing the causes behind it, the book deals with the solutions that need to be urgently adopted by the global civil society and national governments. The book is an invaluable resource for policymakers and institutions in the forestry, wildlife, energy, rural development, and environment sectors. It will also prove beneficial for conservationists, scientists, researchers, and students of environmental science. A new chapter on “Time for energy transition” has been added in this edition.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251324196

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The State of the World’s Forests 2020 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,United Nations Environment Programme Pdf

As the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011–2020 comes to a close and countries prepare to adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework, this edition of The State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) examines the contributions of forests, and of the people who use and manage them, to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Forests cover just over 30 percent of the global land area, yet they provide habitat for the vast majority of the terrestrial plant and animal species known to science. Unfortunately, forests and the biodiversity they contain continue to be under threat from actions to convert the land to agriculture or unsustainable levels of exploitation, much of it illegal. The State of the World’s Forests 2020 assesses progress to date in meeting global targets and goals related to forest biodiversity and examines the effectiveness of policies, actions and approaches, in terms of both conservation and sustainable development outcomes. A series of case studies provide examples of innovative practices that combine conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity to create balanced solutions for both people and the planet.

Author : Miguel Montoro Girona,Hubert Morin,Sylvie Gauthier,Yves Bergeron
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 859 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031159886

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Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change by Miguel Montoro Girona,Hubert Morin,Sylvie Gauthier,Yves Bergeron Pdf

This open access book explores a new conceptual framework for the sustainable management of the boreal forest in the face of climate change. The boreal forest is the second-largest terrestrial biome on Earth and covers a 14 million km2 belt, representing about 25% of the Earth’s forest area. Two-thirds of this forest biome is managed and supplies 37% of global wood production. These forests also provide a range of natural resources and ecosystem services essential to humanity. However, climate change is altering species distributions, natural disturbance regimes, and forest ecosystem structure and functioning. Although sustainable management is the main goal across the boreal biome, a novel framework is required to adapt forest strategies and practices to climate change. This collaborative effort draws upon 148 authors in summarizing the sustainable management of these forests and detailing the most recent experimental and observational results collected from across the boreal biome. It presents the state of sustainable management in boreal forests and highlights the critical importance of this biome in a context of global change because of these forests' key role in a range of natural processes, including carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and the maintaining of biodiversity. This book is an essential read for academics, students, and practitioners involved in boreal forest management. It outlines the challenges facing sustainable boreal forest management within the context of climate change and serves as a basis for establishing new research avenues, identifying future research trends, and developing climate-adapted forest management plans.

Author : Lars Rydén (biochemia)
Publisher : Baltic University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789186189112

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Rural Development and Land Use by Lars Rydén (biochemia) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Forest conservation
ISBN : 9251072922

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State of the World's Forests by Anonim Pdf

The 2012 edition of State of the Worlds Forests focuses on the critical role that forests play in sustainable production and consumption systems. In this milestone tenth edition of FAOs flagship forestry publication, it is appropriate to take a look back to understand the important role that forests and forestry have played in shaping the world as it is today. This publication has informed readers about the status and changes in the worlds forests, forest products and ecosystem services, and forest policies since the series was introduced in 1995.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251051879

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State of the World's Forests 2005 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

This is the sixth edition of the biennial report on the current state of global forest resources and recent developments and emerging issues in the forest sector. It includes contributions from key non-governmental organisations and from individuals, as well as articles written by FAO staff. This edition focuses on options for sustainable forestry management to maximise the sector's economic viability, and issues discussed include forest resources, conservation aspects, institutional issues and legal frameworks, international policy developments, the economic benefits of agroforestry, wood energy production, import tariffs and non-tariff measures, and the impact of violent conflicts on forest resources.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251092088

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2016 STATE OF THE WORLD’S FORESTS by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Forests and trees support sustainable agriculture. They stabilize soils and climate, regulate water flows, give shade and shelter, and provide a habitat for pollinators and the natural predators of agricultural pests. They also contribute to the food security of hundreds of millions of people, for whom they are important sources of food, energy and income. Yet, agriculture remains the major driver of deforestation globally, and agricultural, forestry and land policies are often at odds. State of the World’s Forests (SOFO) 2016 shows that it is possible to increase agricultural productivity and food security while halting or even reversing deforestation, highlighting the successful efforts of Costa Rica, Chile, the Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Tunisia and Viet Nam. Integrated land-use planning is the key to balancing land uses, underpinned by the right policy instruments to promote both sustainable forests and agriculture.