Global links
We provide this list of related initiatives, organisations and networks.
For the most updated and complete materials, visit their sites.
APFORGEN, the Asia Pacific Genetic Resources Programme is a programme and network to
increase conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in the
Asia Pacific region. APFORGEN aims to
support and link national forest programmes,
research institutions, NGOs and individuals
interested in forest genetic resources in the region.
The BMZ/GTZ Forest Certification Project supports the process of forest
certification in selected developing countries as well as at an international
level.
Conservation International (CI)
uses science, economics, policy, and community involvement to promote
biodiversity conservation in tropical rain forests and other endangered
ecosystems worldwide. It is a field-based, non-profit organisation that protects
the Earth's biologically richest areas and helps the people who live there
improve their quality of life.
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) was established (Article 24) to support the goals of the
convention. Its principal functions are to prepare for, and service meetings of
the Conferences of the Parties (COP) and other subsidiary bodies of the
convention, and to coordinate with other relevant international bodies.
The Systemwide Programme on
Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) is an intercentre
initiatives of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
to foster research and promote collaboration on institutional aspects of natural
resource management among CGIAR research centres, national
agricultural research institutions, and other sources. Its secretariat is hosted
by the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC. The programme stresses
comparative research that yields international public goods. The conceptual
framework deals explicitly with the effect of differences in the biophysical,
socioeconomic, and policy environment. At the same time, it recognises the value
of comparisons that cut across countries, ecoregions, and resources. An
understanding of the factors that facilitate effective local organisations and
appropriate property regimes in one resource sector can provide valuable
insights for another resource.
EcoEarth.Info - This site is an
environmental portal and search engine with news and blog feeds.
International Institute for Environment and
Development (IIED) is an independent, non-profit organisation with a mission
to promote sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative
research, policy studies, consensus building and public information.
International Institute for Sustainable
Development (IISD) advances policy recommendations on international trade
and investment economic instruments, climate change, measurement and indicators
and natural resource management. It also hosts
Linkages, a resource for development
policymakers.
The
International Model Forest Network (IMFN) fosters cooperation and
collaboration in the advancement of management, conservation and sustainable
development of forest resources through a worldwide network of working model
forests.
The Ecoregional Fund to
support methodological initiatives at International Service for National
Agricultural Research (ISNAR) Since the early 1990s, the Consultative Group
for International Agricultural Research has supported the establishment
of a series of ecoregional programmes. These are typically consortia, involving
national agricultural research systems, international agricultural
research centres, advanced research institutes, nongovernmental organisations, and local and national government agencies that aim at
resolving major development problems related to the sustainable use of natural
resources within an ecoregion.
FORAFRI supports research on forests
and the evaluation of scientific knowledge. Launched in 1996, the project has
aimed to develop research on forests in African countries in the western coastal
region and in central Africa. The project focuses on promoting scientific
research in dense humid forests in these regions.
Forestry and Society Network,
established in 1992, is a nationwide community forestry network in China. Their
goal is to collect, disseminate and exchange
experiences, models and relevant information on community forestry.
GFIS Asia is a
collaboration project to elaborate further on the Global Forest Information Service with potential
partners from key forestry institutes in Asia by defining a common goal in order
to continue to develop opportunities for joint action in the region.
International Tropical Timber Organization
(ITTO) is an intergovernmental organisation promoting the sustainable
management, use, conservation and trade of tropical forest resources. It
develops internationally agreed policy documents and assists tropical member
countries to adapt these to local circumstances and to implement them in the
field. It also collects, analyses and disseminates data on the production and
trade of tropical timber. The site contains detailed information on ITTO's
programme of work, downloadable TFU articles, a large library of reports, news
releases and other resources.
Iwokrama International Centre for
Rain Forest Conservation and Development is an autonomous international
conservation, research and development organisation formed by agreement between
the Government of Guyana and the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a bridge between the people of Japan and
developing countries, giving advanced international cooperation through the
sharing of knowledge and experience and working to build a more peaceful and
prosperous world. See also the website in
Japanese and
JICA Indonesia.
The Regional Community Forestry Training
Center for Asia and the Pacific (RECOFTC). RECOFTC's vision, mission and
objectives are guided by the potential of community forestry management regimes
to contribute both to sustainable forest management and to the needs of more
than a billion rural people in Asia who depend on forest resources for their
livelihoods.
Sustainable Development Programme
The Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA), also known as Chatham
House, is one of the world's leading institutes for the analysis of
international issues. RIIA is membership-based and aims to help individuals and
organisations to be at the forefront of developments in an ever-changing and
increasingly complex world.
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) is the
world's largest conservation-related organisation, bringing together states,
government agencies, NGOs, affiliates, scientists and experts from 181 countries
in a unique worldwide partnership. Its mission is to influence, encourage and
assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of
nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and
ecologically sustainable. The CEESP
is the IUCN's Commission on
Environmental, Economic and Social Policy.
World Bank founded in 1944, the World
Bank supports programmes that are intended to reduce poverty and improve living
standards in the developing world through loans, policy advice and technical
assistance.
World Commission of Forest and
Sustainable Development (WCFSD) is an InterAction Council, grouping together
some 30 former heads of government and state, set up following the Earth Summit
in 1992 to increase awareness of the dual function of world forests in
preserving the natural environment and contributing to economic development,
broaden the consensus on the data, science and policy aspects of forest
conservation and management and build confidence between North and South on
forest matters with emphasis on international cooperation.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is the
world's largest independent conservation organisation, with around 5 million
supporters and a global network of 27 national organisations, 5 associates and
21 programme offices.
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