With increasing globalization of markets, rising environmental awareness, and attention from international conventions and agreements, the vast majority of countries are looking into managing their forests more sustainably. The main limitation appears to be lack of funding for improving forest...

This proceedings documents and compares developments in the two regions, and assesses some of the ongoing developments in financing sustainable forest management. Their experiences and analyses should be of interest to practitioners everywhere concerned with sustainable forest management. The...

This paper provides an overview of the trends in forestry financing in South Korea. The financial mechanisms for public investment in the use and conservation of forest resources in South Korea are described. Some specific examples such as direct investment, lump sum payment to forest-dependent...

This practical guide is a comprehensive instruction book on the process of collecting, assembling and reporting national level information on criteria and indicators of forest management in the dry forests of Asia. The guidelines provide tools or detailed information on: (1) formulating aspects to ...

Forestry has been challenged not just with the need to achieve sustainable management, but the need to link it with sustainable development. The agencies involved will have to first define sustainable forest management and then further explore the means to enhance sustainable development. This...

Based on a study conducted in two villages, one in the Baima township, Pingwu County, and the other in the Shanba township, Sopan County, Sichuan Province in southwestern China, the paper portrays and analyses customary forest resources management (CFRM) in these two villages, the historical...

This paper reviews historical approaches to forest management in the moist tropics of Asia and the silvicultural systems use in the region. The paper also discusses the need for their widespread success. Further, the paper suggests that natural forest silviculture could work in South and South East ...

This report aims to assess the current situation in the Fiji Islands with regard to existing financing instruments, mechanisms and strategies in the forestry sector. Key questions include how much the forestry sector contributes to the GDP and to the national budget, and which financing instruments ...