Title: CREATING AWARENESS ON THE NON-LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT ON ALL TYPES OF FORESTS
1CREATING AWARENESS ON THE NON-LEGALLY BINDING
INSTRUMENT ON ALL TYPES OF FORESTS
2Session1 INTRODUCTION TO THE NLBI/FOREST
INSTRUMENT
- BACKGROUND AND ORIGIN OF THE NLBI
- PURPOSE OF THE NLBI
- Guiding Principles of the NLBI
- National policies and measures of the NLBI
3BACKGROUND AND ORIGIN OF THE NLBI
- Forests cover one third of the worlds land area
- 4billion ha India- 78 million ha (68million ha
2010FRA) - 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their
livelihood - High rate of deforestation -13 million ha. p.a.
(-0.1 - India- afforestation rate of 0.21 p.a.
- 17 of GHG emissions (global)
- lt 6 under management
- US 1-1.5 trillion in lost revenue (TEEB 2010)
- Finding ways to ensure that forests benefit
present and future generations is the essence of
sustainable forest management.
4A milestone event
- Rio conventions (UNFCC, CBD, UNCCD)
- Agenda 21
- Forest Principles
- IPF/IFF proposals for action
- UNFF (2000)
- Global objectives on Forests (2006)
- NLBI (2007)
5United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution
E/2000/35, (2000) - International arrangement on forests
- Establishing the UNFF as subsidiary body of
ECOSOC - Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)
- Facilitative Process
- Multi-stakeholder dialogue
- Objectives
- Promote the management, conservation and
sustainable development of all types of forests - Strengthen long-term political commitment
6Principal functions of UNFF
- Facilitate implementation of forest-related
agreements and foster common understanding SFM - Provide for continued policy development and
dialogue among Governments, international
organizations, and major groups, to address
forest issues and emerging areas of concern in a
holistic, comprehensive and integrated manner, - Enhance cooperation, policy and programme
coordination on forest-related issues - Foster international cooperation
- Monitor, assess and report on progress
7UNFF functions
- Strengthen political commitment to SFM
- Enhance contribution of forests to achievement of
the internationally agreed development goals,(
MDGs, Johannesburg Declaration and the JPI of the
WSSD), - Encourage and assist countries develop and
implement SFM strategies, - Strengthen interaction between the UNFF, relevant
regional and sub regional forest-related
mechanisms, institutions and instruments,
organizations and processes,
8Global Objectives on Forests (2006)
- Reverse the loss of forest cover
- Enhance forest-based economic, social and
environmental benefits - Increase the area of sustainably managed forests
and proportion of products from sustainably
managed forests - Reverse the decline in official development
assistance (ODA)
9Non-Legally Binding Instrument on All types of
forests (NLBI)
- Forest Instrument
- May 2007
- Why NLBI?
- Forests and trees provide multiple economic,
social and environmental benefits - Existing consensus on forests Forest principles,
IPF/IFF proposals for action, resolutions and
decisions of UNFF - Impact of climate change on forests, contribution
of forests to addressing climate change
10Why NLBI
- Need to strengthen political commitment and
collective efforts at all levels - Mobilize increased financial resources, capacity
development and transfer of technology - No agreement on Forest Convention or other legal
arrangement - Keep international forest dialogue alive in
absence of legally binding agreement
11Purpose of the Forest Instrument (FI)
- Strengthen political commitment and action for
SFM at all levels to implement SFM and achieve
the shared global objectives on forests - Enhance contribution of forests to achievement
of internationally agreed development goals
including MDGs especially poverty eradication and
environmental sustainability - Provide a framework for national action and
international cooperation.
12Guiding Principles
- The instrument is voluntary and non-legally
binding - Each State is responsible for the sustainable
management of its forests and for the enforcement
of its forest-related laws - Major groups, local communities, forest owners
and other relevant stakeholders should be
involved in a transparent and participatory way - Achieving SFM depends on significantly increased,
new and additional financial resources - Achieving SFM also depends on good governance
- International cooperation is crucial
13Components
- National policies and measures
- International cooperation and means of
implementation
14National policies and measures
- Develop and implement NFPs or similar strategies
for SFM and integrate them into strategies for
sustainable development incl. PRS - Consider the seven thematic elements of SFM
- Promote the use of management tools to assess the
environmental impact promote good environmental
practices - Develop/implement policies that encourage SFM to
provide a wide range of goods and services,
contribute to poverty reduction and the
development of rural communities - Promote efficient production and processing of
forest products
15National policies and measures
- Support the protection and use of traditional
forest-related knowledge and practices incl. fair
and equitable sharing of benefits - Further develop and implement CI for SFM
- Create enabling environments for investment by
private sector, communities other forest - Develop financing strategies taking into account
all funding sources - Encourage recognition of range of values from
forests and ways to reflect such values in the
marketplace
16National policies and measures
- Enhance cross sectoral policy and programme
coordination to integrate the forest sector into
national decision-making processes - Integrate national forest programmes or other
strategies of SFM into national sustainable
development strategies e.g. PRSs - Establish or strengthen partnerships and joint
programmes with stakeholders - Review and improve forest legislation, strengthen
forest law enforcement, promote good governance - Address threats to forest health and vitality
from natural disasters and human activities
17National policies and measures
- Develop or expand, and maintain networks of
protected forest areas - Assess the conditions and management
effectiveness of existing protected areas - Strengthen the contribution of science and
research in advancing SFM - Promote the development and application of
scientific and technological innovations, incl.
for local communities - Strengthen public understanding of the importance
and benefits of forests and SFM
18National policies and measures
- Promote access to and support formal and informal
education, extension and training, for
implementation of SFM - Support education, training and extension
programmes involving local and indigenous
communities, forest workers and forest owners - Promote active and effective participation of
major groups, local communities, forest owners
and other relevant stakeholders
19National policies and measures
- Encourage the private sector and civil society
organizations to implement voluntary instruments
such as certification, - Enhance access by households, small-scale forest
owners and communities to forest resources and
markets
20Monitoring, assessment and reporting
- Member states noted importance of monitoring and
reporting and agreed as follows - Member States should monitor and assess progress
on the instrument. - Member States should submit, on a voluntary
basis, taking into account availability of
resources and the requirements of other bodies or
instruments, national progress reports to the
Forum.
21Exercise 1.1 Relating existing national forestry
development framework to the NLBI policies and
measures
- In country groups, participants should
indicate the type of forest development framework
they are using i.e. NFP, Forest Master Plan or
other equivalent and when it was developed or
adopted. - Which of the national policies and measures are
being implemented in your country? - This exercise will help participants to reflect
and relate the policies and measures to their own
situations. - Time This exercise should take 45 minutes
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