Networking and information management for
enhancing the
implementation of criteria and indicators
for sustainable forest management
Benno Pokorny and Helen
Desmond
Assistant Professor
University of Freiburg (associated to
CIFOR)
Tennenbacher Strasse 4; 79106 Freiburg, Germany
Tel.: 49 761 203
3680; Fax: 49 761 203 3781
E-mail: [email protected]
and Private Consultant
Australian National University, Canberra
Organized by the
Forest Management
Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Philippines
and
co-sponsored by FAO and ITTO
2-4 March 2004, Cebu City, Philippines
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
ATO |
African Timber Organization |
CBD |
Convention on Biological Diversity |
CCD |
Convention to Combat Desertification |
CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
CFAN-CIDA |
Forestry Advisors Network of the Canadian International Development Agency |
CGIAR |
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
CIFOR |
Centre for International Forestry Research |
CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
CPF |
Collaborative Partnership of Forests |
CMS |
Convention on Migratory Species |
EC-JRC |
European Commission, Joint Research Centre |
ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations |
EDC EROS |
(Earth Resources Observations Systems) Data Centre |
EEA |
European Environment Agency |
EIONET |
European Environment Information and Observation Network |
EMG |
Environmental Management Group (UN) |
ESA |
European Space Agency |
ETC/LC |
European Topic Centre on Land Cover |
ETFRN |
European Tropical Forest Network |
EU |
European Union |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
FAO-COFO |
FAO-Committee on Forestry |
FAO-APFC |
Asia Pacific Forestry Commission of the FAO |
FAO- NAFC |
North American Forest Commission of the FAO |
FRA |
FAO-Global Forest Resource Assessment |
FSC |
Forest Stewardship Council |
GCOS |
Global Climate Observing System |
GFIS |
Global Forest Information Service |
GFW |
Global Forest Watch |
GOFC |
Global Observation of Forest Cover |
GOOS |
Global Ocean Observing System |
GTOS |
Global Terrestrial Observing System |
GTZ |
German Agency for Technical Cooperation |
IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
IFF |
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests |
International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change | |
IIED |
International Institute for Environment and Development |
IISD |
International Institute for Sustainable Development |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IMG |
Issue Management Group (UNEP/EMG) |
INBio |
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, Costa Rica |
INPE |
National Institute for Space Research, Brazil |
IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IPF |
International Panel on Forests |
ITC |
International Trade Centre, United Nations Centre for Trade and Development and World Trade Organization |
ITFF |
International Task Force on Forests |
ITTO |
International Tropical Timber Organization |
IUCN |
World Conservation Union |
IUCN-FCP |
IUCN Forest Conservation Programme |
IUFRO |
International Union of Forestry Research Organization |
LEI |
Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia |
LOS |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
LULUCF |
Good Practice Guidance for Land Use, and Forestry (IPCC) |
MCPFE |
Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe |
MEA |
Monitoring, Evaluation and Assessment |
MYPOW |
UNFF Multi-Year Programme of Work |
NASA |
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NGO |
Non-governmental-organization |
ODI-FPEG |
Overseas Development Organization, Forest Policy and Environment Group |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OECD-DAC |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Development Cooperation Directorate |
PARC |
Protected Area Resource Centres |
PECF |
Pan-European Forest Certification Council |
PROFOR |
Program on Forests of UNDP |
RIC |
Rainforest Information Centre |
SCOPE |
Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment |
SPREP |
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme |
TBI |
Tropenbos International |
UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
UNCSD |
United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UN-DSD |
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development |
UN/ECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNEP-DEC |
United Nations Environmental Programme Division of Environmental Conventions |
UNFF |
United Nations Forum on Forests |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
UN Habitat |
United Nations Human Settlement Program |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
UNIDO |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
UNSD |
United Nations Statistics Division |
WCFSD |
World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development |
WCMC |
World Conservation Monitoring Centre |
WCRP |
World Climate Research Programme |
WEC |
World Economic Forum |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHC |
World Heritage Convention |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
WRI |
World Resources Institute |
WWF |
World Wildlife Fund |