Abstract
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recognizes biodiversity as a global public good placed under the sovereignty of the provider country. The role of tropical forests for the conservation of biodiversity is well established. However, less attention is given to the contribution tropical silviculture can make in supporting the third objective of the CBD: “The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources” and related provisions regarding the use of traditional knowledge local and indigenous communities have about their resources. All tropical countries have ratified the CBD and are committed to implement this legally binding agreement. Outside protected areas efforts to implement the CBD in sustainably managed forests are still at the beginning. Considering the limited capacities in many tropical countries to manage their forests sustainably, only major challenges for tropical silviculture to implement the CBD and how provisions of the CBD can also further a modern silviculture are outlined.
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Uebelhör, K., Drews, A. (2011). Operationalizing High-Conservation Values in Tropical Silviculture Through Access and Benefit Sharing. In: Günter, S., Weber, M., Stimm, B., Mosandl, R. (eds) Silviculture in the Tropics. Tropical Forestry, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19986-8_4
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