World Series Vol. 43 - International Forests Governance: A critical review of trends, drawbacks, and new approaches

This new assessment revisits the questions examined in the 2010 GFEP report on the International Forest Regime and examines the main aspects of the current landscape of international forest governance.

International Forests Governance: A critical review of trends, drawbacks, and new approaches

Daniela Kleinschmit, Christoph Wildburger, Nelson Grima, and Brendan Fisher (eds.), 2024.
International Forest Governance: A Critical Review of Trends, Drawbacks, and New Approaches.
IUFRO World Series Volume 43. Vienna. 164p.
 

ISBN 978-3-903345-25-6
ISSN 1016-3263
Published in by: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
 

The scope of this new assessment includes an update on governance changes since 2010, including actors and instruments; an overview of the forest-related finance landscape; an identification and analysis of the relevant current discourses; and an analysis of the different governance designs, including deficits and alternatives.

The Policy Brief summarizes the key messages of the report "International Forest Governance: A critical review of trends, drawbacks, and new approaches", and includes examples of forest governance alternatives for the future. 

Report and policy brief available at: https://www.iufro.org/science/science-policy/follow-up-studies/international-forest-governance-2024/
Report for download: https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/iufro-series/ws43.pdf
Policy brief for download: https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/science/gfep/governance-followup/policy-brief/gfep-governance-followup-policy-brief.pdf

The report will be presented at UNFF19 on 10 May 2024.
Find out more: https://www.iufro.org/science/science-policy/follow-up-studies/international-forest-governance-2024/outreach-and-media/

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