In 2011 ITTO commissioned a wide-ranging study of the role of C&I. Specifically, the study was intended to provide information on the experiences of countries worldwide in using C&I, identify trends and developments, and look at ways to increase the impact of ITTO’s C&I in the field. The study included an examination of five major C&I processes involving about 90 countries with tropical, temperate or boreal forests. This publication, which reports the results of the study, examines the early evolution of C&I for SFM, developments in the five C&I processes and in international forest policy since 2000, the responses of governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to surveys on C&I, and trends and emerging issues related to C&I. It draws firm conclusions and proposes a number of recommendations for ITTO and others to consider. This publication is particularly timely in light of ongoing talks about the role of forests in climate-change mitigation and recent collaboration among C&I processes and FAO to streamline and rationalize national reporting on forests. I have no doubt it will make an important contribution to both global forest policy discussions and ITTO’s ongoing work.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
ITTO

Region
Global

Biome
All

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All