Forests

This paper describes the Satoyama Initiative, which has been promoted by the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan and United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies for discussion at CBD COP10. It highlights linkages and potential contributions of IUCN’s work to this initiative.

This paper describes the Satoyama Initiative, which has been promoted by the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan and United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies for discussion at CBD COP10. It highlights linkages and potential contributions of IUCN’s work to this initiative.

This report synthesises the findings of six participatory national assessments carried out under IUCN's Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) global forest governance project. The purpose of these assessments was to provide an understanding of the policy, regulatory and institutional obstacles to using forests sustainably.