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| Strasbourg Declaration | |
|---|---|
| Start date: | 1990 |
| Scope: | Pan-European |
| Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
| Legal status: | Non-legally binding |
| Type of instrument: | Regulatory |
| Form of instrument: | Declaration |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | Strasbourg Declaration website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | Strasbourg Declaration Liaison Unit |
| Country(ies): | France |
| Date: | 6/10/2011 |
The 1990 Strasbourg Declaration initiated cross-border mechanisms and a broad cooperation for the protection of forests throughout Europe.
| Objective | Protection and preservation of the biological diversity in Europe taking into account all the population involved and considering the right of future generation to have access to a quality environment. |
| Target | Exchange of scientific information and experience |
| Policy and/or legal framework | Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution,United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, World Conservation Strategy, World Charter for Nature, 1986 SILVA International Conference |
| Monitoring, assessing and reporting | Ministerial Conference for the Protection of forests in Europe |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | FAO, UNECE, EFC, EEA, IUFRO, MCPFE, Silva Mediterranea |
| Keywords | Forest protection, Europe, sustainable forest management, forest policy, cooperation between European states |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Biodiversity | No FOREST EUROPE indicators for this Policy instrument | Forest biodiversity |
Related resolutions
On the initiative of France and Finland, the First Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe was held in Strasbourg in 1990. The conference was attended by 30 European countries and the European Community as well as several intergovernmental observer organisations. Recognising the need for cross-border protection of forests in Europe, the participants agreed on six resolutions. These Strasbourg Resolutions focused particularly on technical and scientific co-operation in order to provide the necessary data for common measures concerning European forests.
- Strasbourg Resolution S1 "Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems" [1]
- Strasbourg Resolution S2 "Genetic Resources" [2]
- Strasbourg Resolution S3 "Data Bank on Forest Fires"[3]
- Strasbourg Resolution S4 "Adapting the Management of Mountain Forests" [4]
- Strasbourg Resolution S5 "Research on Tree Physiology" [5]
- Strasbourg Resolution S6"Research into Forest Ecosystems [6]
