strategy
Planning forest resources
Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.Agenda 21 recommends: developing models and techniques of outlook analysis and development planning; establishing and/or strengthening capacities for planning, assessment and systematic observation of forests and related programmes, projects and activities, including commercial trade and processes.
Broader:
Combating deforestation Facilitates:
Using forest resources sustainably Facilitated by:
Researching forestsCreating evaluation methodsCreating geographic information systemsStrengthening networks on forest resourcesExpanding remote sensing of forest resourcesProviding specialized training in forest planningEstablishing criteria for monitoring forest resourcesUndertaking surveys on land capability for afforestationStrengthening national capacities on sustainable forest useImproving national inter-agency coordination on monitoring forest resourcesStrengthening international institutional capacity for sustainable use of forest resources Subjects:
Resources → Resources Agriculture, Fisheries → Forestry
Management → Planning
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
