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

Auteur
Brunnée J., Nollkaemper A.
Périodique/Collection
Environmental Conservation | Vol. 23(4); 307 - 314; 8 p.
Date
1996
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-061797)
Éditeur | Lieu de publication
Foundation for Environmental Conservation | Lausanne, Switzerland
Langue
Anglais
Champ d'application
International
Sujet
Forêts
Mot clé
Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Politique/planification
Résumé

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

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