Forests

Fires are a natural phenomenon. However, over 90% of all wildland fires today are due to human action causing significant forest loss between 6-14 million hectares of forest per annum. This leads to enormous economic losses, damage to environmental, recreational and amenity values, and loss of life. There is strong recognition that action is needed to catalyse a strategic international response to forest fires.

Cet ouvrage présente la situation des lois et politiques forestières d'Afrique centrale et identifie des éléments clés pour les améliorer. Il place également la gestion des ressources forestières dans le cadre de tout programme global de développement. Finalement, il traite également du débat sur les systèmes de fiscalité forestière en Afrique centrale et leurs dimensions incitatives. 

Esta publicación nos introduce en la relación ancestral entre comunidades y bosques en Mesoamérica. Nos explica cómo esa relación se ha visto afectada por procesos de desarrollo incongruentes con la gestión ambiental y la equidad social. Nos informa también sobre la capacidad organizativa que, a pesar de ello, están logrando consolidar muchas comunidades y grupos indígenas y campesinos.

IUCN's Temperate and Boreal Forest Programme (TBFP), which is part of the broader IUCN Forest Conservation Programme, has identified Russia as a top priority for the development of a country-level program to promote conservation and sustainable forest management initiatives in temperate and boreal countries. As a result, a series of four participatory workshops were held across the country, examining the Russian Far East, Siberia, and European Russia.