Capacity Building for the Planning, Assessment and Systematic Observations of Forests

1. International Dimensions of Forest Resources Assessments

   1. Identification and Evaluation of Environmental Functions of Forests

      • Karan Deo Singh

      Pages 171-180

   2. Ecological Zoning and Assessments of Biological Diversity in the Tropics

      • Karan Deo Singh

      Pages 181-190

   3. Forest Assessments for Climate Change Reporting

      • Karan Deo Singh

      Pages 191-201

   4. Global Forest Resources Assessments

      • Karan Deo Singh

      Pages 203-211

   5. International Support to Country Capacity Building

      • Karan Deo Singh

      Pages 213-222

2. Back Matter

   Pages 223-225

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This book is intended to support the forestry institutions in the tropical countries in the planning, assessment and systematic observation of forests required to fulfill their obligations as laid in international conventions such as the CBD and UNFCCC. Following the Rio Conference, a number of countries, donors and international organizations have implemented capacity-building projects with varying degrees of success. One main reason for the varying success rates seems to lie in the design of technical assistance programs, which have been formulated on the traditional lines of mainly generating forest resources information or transferring technology; whereas Agenda 21 requires fundamental changes in countries’ institutions and approaches to planning and implementing the conservation and sustainable development of forests through a process of continuing research and analysis. The book is intended to serve the basic needs of national planning strategies and international and donor support.

• Country Capacity Building
• Environmental Functions of Forests
• National / Global Forest Assessments
• South-South Cooperation
• Sustainable Forestry
• Tropical Forest

• Sciences, President, Academy of Forest and Environmental, New Delhi, India

  Karan Deo Singh

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