Planning forest resources

Description

Planning forest resources involves systematically assessing, allocating, and managing forest lands to ensure their sustainable use and conservation. This strategy aims to balance ecological health, economic needs, and community interests by implementing measures such as reforestation, controlled harvesting, and protection of biodiversity. Effective planning addresses deforestation, habitat loss, and resource depletion, ensuring forests continue to provide essential environmental services, raw materials, and livelihoods for present and future generations.

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.