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Between the forests and the trees: An emerging international forest law

Autor
Brunnée J., Nollkaemper A.
Título de serie
Environmental Conservation | Vol. 23(4); 307 - 314; 8 p.
Fecha
1996
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-061797)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
Foundation for Environmental Conservation | Lausanne, Switzerland
Idioma
Inglés
Campo de aplicación
Internacional
Materia
Bosques
Palabra clave
Política/planificación Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes
Resumen

Contents: International forest law remains an undeveloped area of law. It consists of a multitude of treaties and non-treaty instruments dealing in a rather unprincipled and uncoordinated manner with such issues as biodiversity in forests; protection of forests as sinks of carbon dioxide; protection of endangered tree species; and trade in timber. However, in the face of mounting pressure on the world 's tropical and other forests, in recent years there have been attempts to clarify and articulate the values and objectives underlying international forest policy that may induce a further development of the law. A tension exists between the firmly-rooted claims of sovereignty over forests and the emerging, increasingly - accepted legal principles which could guide international forest law: the principles of common concern, inter-generational equity and precaution. This shift has begun to influence the development of international forest law in critical international activities, including the Biodiversity Convention, the Climate Change Convention and, particularly, through the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests. The various layers of dialogue which have emerged to address different aspects of the forest issue ( including legal, trade, and ecological issues) promote a gradual convergence of expectations and interests and thus ultimately may further normative development. Despite the diversity of forests and forest concerns between regions and continents, there is an important role for a set of general legal principles, objectives and procedures defining the parameters and establishing the ground rules of global forest law

Otras referencias

Tratado

Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica

Tratado | Multilateral | Rio de Janeiro |

Palabra clave: Transferencia de tecnología, Biotecnología, Especies exóticas, Uso sostenible, Solución de controversias, Cultivos/praderas, Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios, Recopilación de datos/informes, Ordenación/conservación, Subvención/incentivo, Educación, Institución, EIA, Financiamiento, Investigación, Zona protegida, Conservación ex-situ, Protección del hábitat, Responsabilidad/indemnización, Recursos genéticos, Monitoreo, Política/planificación, Acceso a la biodiversidad y distribución de beneficios, Biodiversidad, Conservación del ecosistema

Fuente: IUCN (ID: TRE-001148)

Tratado

Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático

Tratado | Multilateral | New York |

Palabra clave: Recopilación de datos/informes, Organización internacional, Cambio climático, Transferencia de tecnología, Monitoreo, Capa de ozono, Inventarios, Educación, EIA, Solución de controversias, Emisiones, Participación pública, Investigación, Desarrollo sostenible, Equidad intergeneracional, Principio de cautela, Acceso-a-la-información

Fuente: IUCN (ID: TRE-001147)