Sustainable Forest Management, FLEGT, and REDD+: Exploring Interlinkages to Strengthen Forest Policy Coherence
| Autor: | Jo Van Brusselen, Mathias Cramm, Yitagesu Tekle Tegegne |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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synergies
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Geography Planning and Development Forest management Sustainable forest management interlinkage management TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law policy coherence TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation media_common.cataloged_instance GE1-350 European union Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common 040101 forestry Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Corporate governance Law enforcement 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Building and Construction sustainable forest management FLEGT Environmental sciences Sustainable management Action plan 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Business REDD+ |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 10, Iss 12, p 4841 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Sustainable forest management (SFM) is a concept that guides forest management and policy globally. Over the past decades, two prominent regimes have emerged at the global level that can strengthen SFM: The European Union's Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance, and Trade (FLEGT) and the United Nations’ mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). However, the understanding of how FLEGT and REDD+ can interlink with SFM to strengthen forest policy coherence is limited. Enhancing knowledge about interlinkages and synergies is important in view of recent global commitments to strengthen policy coherence. This study employed content analysis of the main global policy documents related to FLEGT and REDD+ to identify (i) the potential contributions of the two regimes to SFM, and (ii) strategies to manage the interlinkages among SFM, FLEGT, and REDD+. The results revealed several potential interlinkages, such as monitoring, reporting, and verification systems, establishing the enabling conditions of SFM, and addressing drivers of forest degradation. However, the interlinkages must be managed if their potential is to be realized. For this, the study proposes three approaches to managing the interlinkages and catalyzing progress toward SFM. |
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