from No. 169, 1992
J.S. Maini
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, marked the birth of the sustainable forest management concept and the current international dialogue on forests. This article, by one of the main players in the international arena, introduced a Unasylva issue on the theme of sustainability published just before UNCED.
When this article was published, Jagmohan Maini was Assistant Deputy Minister, Forest Environment, Forestry Canada, Ottawa. He went on to become the Coordinator of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF), subsequently the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF), and the first Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).