Agenda 21, Chapter 11 Combating Deforestation

Agenda 21, Chapter 11 Combating Deforestation
Duration:	1992 - 2000
Legal status:	Non-legally binding
Scope:	Global
Language:	English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese.
Objective:	To strengthen forest-related national institutions, to enhance the scope and effectiveness of activities related to the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests, and to effectively ensure the sustainable utilization and production of forests' goods and services in both the developed and the developing countries.
Main formal decision making body:	United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Main implementing body:	The Commission on Sustainable Development
Policy area:	Forests and forestry
Instruments:	Regulatory; Informational
Partner institutions:	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), FAO, ITTO, UNEP, UNESCO and UNIDO
Keywords:	Conservation, sustainable management, deforestation, afforestation, multiple functions of forests
URL:	Agenda 21, Chapter 11 Combating Deforestation website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	United Nations
Country(ies):	USA
Date:	10/4/2011

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Objective	To strengthen forest-related national institutions, to enhance the scope and effectiveness of activities related to the management, conservation and sustainable development of forests, and to effectively ensure the sustainable utilization and production of forests' goods and services in both the developed and the developing countries.
Linkages to other policy processes	International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA), IPF/IFF"
Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting (MAR)	Analysis and evaluation of reports from all relevant organs, organizations, programmes and institutions "
Keywords	Conservation, sustainable management, deforestation, afforestation, multiple functions of forests

Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of action to be taken globally, nationally and locally by organizations of the United Nations System, Governments, and Major Groups in every area in which human impacts on the environment.

Indicators

The following indicators are relevant to this instrument:

• Forest Forest resources, Gross-value added, Forest biodiveristy
• All
• Forest resources and carbon, Biodiveristy, Health and vitality, Socio-economic functions, Productive and protective functions, Overall policies, institutions and instruments for SFM