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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2001
Executive summary
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PART I
THE SITUATION AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOREST SECTOR
The status of forest resources
Management, conservation and sustainable development of forest resources
The changing institutional framework for the forest sector
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PART II
KEY ISSUES IN THE FOREST
SECTOR TODAY
The status of forests: the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000
Global forest resources in 2000
The role of forests in the global carbon budget
Forest biological diversity conservation: protected area management
The status of protected forest areas: what and how much should be protected
Effectiveness of protected area management
Current approaches to protected area management
Paying for protected area management
Illegal activities and corruption in the forest sector
Illegal activities affecting forest resources and industries
The magnitude and effect of illegal forest activities
What can be done about illegal and corrupt forest activities?
Conclusions
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PART III
INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE AND INITIATIVES RELATED TO FORESTS
International dialogue and global, regional and national initiatives
International conventions
and agreements related to forests
Recent initiatives of regional groups
Efforts at the ecoregional level
National-level efforts to support sustainable forest management
Other initiatives
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PART IV
FORESTRY IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPS
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Caribbean Community and Common Market
Commonwealth of Independent States
Economic Community of West African States
Latin American Economic System
North American Free Trade Agreement
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Southern African Development
Community
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ANNEX 1 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS
TABLE 6
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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