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Cut and run? Evolving institutions for global forest governance
Author(s) -
Brown Katrina
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.831
Subject(s) - negotiation , corporate governance , forest management , global governance , political science , business , action (physics) , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , economics , geography , forestry , finance , physics , quantum mechanics , law
The unsustainable management of forests worldwide has been presented as a problem of global proportions by environmentalists since the 1970s. In the past decade the role of forests has also become a major development issue. However the international forest problem is represented differently by different interests. This paper examines aspects of the forest problem and the arguments for and against global action for forest governance. The different policy mechanisms applied and recommended are discussed, and the prospects for successful negotiation and implementation of a global agreement on forests are reviewed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.