The booklet provides a range of case studies and other materials to make the forest sector more biodiversity-friendly, and socially beneficial. It addresses the linkages between forestry, biodiversity, and development/poverty reduction. The summaries and examples included in this booklet show how biodiversity and sustainable economic development can go hand in hand. The primary target audiences for the guide are government officers and decision-makers in the various government agencies related to forestry (at global, regional, national and local levels) as well as development practitioners. The materials presented can also be useful to corporate and NGO planners.
Includes bibliographic references and a CD-Rom, featuring a presentation summarizing the content of the booklet. Parts of this guide are based on the "IUCN/ITTO Guidelines for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical timber production forests" and other publications by members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF).
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