Conference Towards a New Global Forest Agenda

Date:
10/29/2007

1193616000

Location:
Sweden

City:
Stockholm

Country:
Sweden

On Monday October 29th" 2007 Sida and RRI hosted a conference to discuss the role of rights and governance in advancing the social and economic development of forest areas in developing countries.


Partners in the Rights and Resources coalition presented new analyses on the role of rights and tenure in addressing some of the major development challenges facing the world today: cliamte change" violent conflict" ecosystem conservation" poverty alleviation and sustainable economic growth. The conference was designed as a participatory review of these new analyses and their recommendations.


Resources


Seeing People Through the Trees: Recognizing Rights" Advancing Development and Addressing Global Challenges

Rights and Resources

Coming soon


Beyond Tenure: Rights-based Approaches to Peoples and Forests

Marcus Colchester

Forest Peoples Programme | Rights and Resources

Summary


Poverty" Rights and Tenure on Forest Lands: The Problem and Priority Actions for Achieving Solutions

William D. Sunderlin

Rights and Resources

Summary


Climate Change and Governance in the Forest Sector

Carmenza Robledo" Jürgen Blaser" Sarah Byrne and Kaspar Schmidt

Intercooperation | Rights and Resources

Summary


Forest Related Conflict: Impacts" Links and Measures to Mitigate

Ruben de Koning" Doris Capistrano and Yurdi Yasmi" with Paolo Cerutti

CIFOR | Rights and Resources

Summary


Rights" Tenure" Governance and a More Pro-poor Vision for Conservation: What should we be aiming at?

Gill Shepherd" Bob Fisher" Stewart Maginnis and Jeffrey Sayer

IUCN World Conservation Union | Rights and Resources

Summary


Convergence of the Fuel" Food and Fiber Markets - A Forest Sector Perspective

Don G. Roberts

CIBC Markets | Rights and Resources

Summary


The Boomerang - When will the global forest sector reallocate from the South to the North?

Sten Nilsson

IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis | Rights and Resources

Coming soon


Transitions in Forest Tenure and Governance: Drivers" projected patterns and implications

Rights and Resources

Report