I Processes Have Made a Difference
| Autor: | Linser, Stefanie, Wolfslehner, Bernhard, Bridge, Simon R. J., Gritten, David, Johnson, Steven, Payn, Tim, Prins, Kit, Raši, Rastislav, Robertson, Guy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Forests Volume 9 Issue 9 |
| ISSN: | 1999-4907 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/f9090578 |
| Popis: | Growing concern about forest degradation and loss, combined with the political impetus supplied by the Earth Summit in 1992, led to the establishment of eleven intergovernmental, regional, and international forest-related processes focused on the use of criteria and indicators (C& I) for sustainable forest management (SFM). Up to 171 countries have participated in these processes to apply C& I frameworks as a tool for data collection, monitoring, assessment, and reporting on SFM and on achieving various forest-related UN Sustainable Development Goals. Based on an expert survey and literature analysis we identify six interlinked impact domains of C& I efforts: (1) enhanced discourse and understanding of SFM (2) shaped and focused engagement of science in SFM (3) improved monitoring and reporting on SFM to facilitate transparency and evidence-based decision-making (4) strengthened forest management practices (5) facilitated assessment of progress towards SFM goals and (6) improved forest-related dialog and communication. We conclude that the 25-year history of C& I work in forestry has had significant positive impacts, though challenges do remain for the implementation of C& I and progress towards SFM. The work should be continued and carried over to other sectors to advance sustainability goals more broadly. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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