Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum)

Dear Mr. Malik,

Thank you for your suggestions – and for broadening the discussion on the topics to be covered by the Global Core Set.  I agree that economic factors like prices, markets, government spending and use of forest resources are critical to our understanding of and policy making for the forest sector.  It seems to me quite unrealistic to look only at what happens inside the forest area, and ignore what goes on elsewhere.  However these areas, notably prices and markets, have not been addressed in depth by most of the discussion on sustainable forest management.  It would be interesting to have the opinion of other contributors on whether this type of factor should be included in a Global Core Set.

On the detail of your suggestions: 4 and 5 (government spending and fire damage) are included in the draft set, as part of indicators 17 (financial resources from all sources) and 14 (all damage/disturbance).

Thanks again

Kit Prins

Moderator