The purpose of this training is to help develop the next generation of leaders of public forest agencies" and to prepare professionals to deal with the increasingly complex challenges on forest landscapes. The event will expose officers from forest ministries" other public agencies or civil society to cutting-edge analysis and information. By engaging them in a frank and open dialogue in a small-group setting" we hope the meetings will produce a stronger collaboration among these new leaders and help them better understand global issues.

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Resources

Factsheet: Global Issues in Governance of Natural Resources

Presentations

Evolution of Forest Policy in the United States
Jerilyn Levi" US Forest Service 

Forest Agencies in Transition
Andy White" RRI 

Transformation of the Forest Sector

Sten Nilsson" IIASA

Forests and Climate Change Mitigation: Where do governance" rights and tenure fit?
Jeffrey Hatcher" RRI

Jim Grace" DCNR 

Forest Tenure and Governance Reforms: Impacts and Implications for Forest Agencies

Andy White" RRI

Forest Tenure Reform in Nepal: Community Forestry on the Move
Keshav Raj Kanel" Nepal Ministry of Forests & Soil Conservation (retired)

Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China: Outcomes and Analysis of Performance
Xu Jintao" Peking University

Omaira Bolaños" RRI