Updated December 2004
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Commitment/Standard/Principle/Agreed activity
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Process/summit/treaty
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Date
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Address forest
issues in a holistic/cross-sectoral manner, including, inter
alia:
1)
national and international measures to identify and tackle
the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation…
2)
recognition of
multiple functions, values and uses of forests, including
traditional uses
3)
Development and implementation of strategies for the protection
of the full range of forest values, including cultural,
social, spiritual, environmental and economic aspects
4)
coordination
of the national
policies and policies of international agencies
5)
integration
of forest policy and programmes with poverty reduction
efforts
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Forest Principles
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1992 (UNCED)
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Agenda 21 (Chapter 11)
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1992
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At least
21 IPF/IFF Proposals for Action
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1997 (IPF/UNGASS
and 2000/IFF)
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CBD Expanded
work programme on Forest Biological Diversity (FBD)
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2002
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WSSD
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2002
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Ensure the participation
of local communities and indigenous peoples and other
major groups
in the formulation, planning and implementation of national
forest policies.
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Forest Principles
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1992
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Agenda 21
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1992
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At least
14 IPF/IFF Proposals for Action
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1997 and
2000
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CBD Expanded work programme on FBD
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2002
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CBD work programme on protected areas
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2004
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National
forest and conservation policies should recognise and support the identity, culture
and rights of indigenous peoples and other forest dependent
people
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Forest Principles (5.a)
Agenda 21 (Ch 11 + 26)
IPF/IFF Proposals for Action
CBD programme of work on protected areas
Global and regional Human Rights Instruments
(ICCPR, ICESR, CERD, CEDAW, CRC etc.)
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1992
1992
1997 and
2000
2004
various
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Formulate policies
and laws aiming at securing land tenure for indigenous
peoples and local communities,
including, inter alia, measures to
1)
define land ownership and the rights of indigenous peoples
and local communities in relation to sustainable use
of forest resources
2)
recognise and respect of customary and traditional rights
of indigenous peoples and local communities
3)
Ensure that external trade policies take into account
community rights
4)
Include information on forest resource ownership rights
in monitoring and data collection
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Forest Principles (5.a)
Agenda 21 (Chapters 11 and 26)
10 IPF/IFF Proposals for Action
CBD Expanded work programme on FBD
Global and regional Human rights instruments
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1992
1992
1997 and
2000
2002
various
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Recognise and
support Community-based forest management
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12 IPF/IFF Proposals for Action
CBD Expanded work programme on FBD
Article 45h of the WSSD Report
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1997 and
2000
2002
2002
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Develop
protection regimes for traditional knowledge and promote
its application in sustainable forest management and
conservation, including, inter
alia:
1)
protection and encouragement of customary use of biological
resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices
2)
maintenance of knowledge, innovations and practices of
indigenous and local communities
3)
Assessment of the potential use of TFRK in forest management
and conservation and use of forest ecosystems... with
the free prior and informed consent of the holders of
TRFK…
4)
measures in National Forest Programmes to rehabilitate
and protect traditional forest-related knowledge (TFRK)
and recognise
and support traditional resource use systems
5)
instruments to enhance the security of forest dependent
communities and holders of traditional knowledge
6)
capacity building of indigenous peoples and other forest-dependent
people who possess TFRK to participate in agreements
that apply TFRK for sustainable forest management
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Forest Principles (5.a)
Agenda 21 (Chapters 11 and 26)
CBD (articles 8j, 10c and related provisions)
20 IPF/IFF Proposals for Action
CBD work programme on Article 8j and related provisions
CBD Expanded work programme on FBD
CBD work programme on protected areas
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1992
1992
1992
1997 and
2000
2000
2002
2004
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[1]
This summary table is not an exhaustive list and is mostly restricted to some of the main
standards under forest-related fora. Other relevant international
standards and intergovernmental commitments are established
under human rights, environment and development bodies and
fora. Sources: UNFF(2001) The IPF and IFF Proposals for Action: main actors and degree of action
UNFF Secretariat, CBD (2003) Handbook
of the CBD 2nd Edition, CDB Secretariat,
Griffiths, T (2001) Consolidating the Gains: indigenous peoples
and forest policy making at the United Nations FPP,
Moreton-in-Marsh, WRM Bulletin No. 81, April 2004.
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