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1. Illegal Logging

Illegal forest activities cause major problems, including siphoning off government revenues, which could be used to finance poverty alleviation and sustainable forest management programs for local communities. In addition, unlawful revenues can foster vicious cycle of bad governance. Moreover, illegal forest activities are a major contributor to deforestation, biodiversity losses, forest fires, and distortion of the market. However, illegal logging is an intertwined issue, since illegal forest activities need to be understood and addressed at several levels (local and national) and with a range of instruments (e.g. political and economic).  more

2. Forest Fires

Forest fires are not new. They have always been part of many forest ecosystems. In adapted forests, fires are natural disturbance that help maintain and renew the ecosystem and can improve the quality of the habitat in the long run. However, rainforests and tropical forest ecosystems, do not tolerate fires.  more

3. Forest Rehabilitation

The degradation of tropical forest ecosystems is not something new. What is now particularly alarming is the rate and the scale at which this phenomenon occurs and its enormous social and biological consequences. Expanding degraded forests increase the pressure on remaining forests. Restoring production potential in degraded forests is essential to prevent further degradation of remaining forests. Such rehabilitation schemes for degraded forests should increase the welfare of local people by involving them in the rehabilitation activities. more

4. Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade

International concern about illegal forestry activities has grown markedly because the illegal forestry activities deprive governments of billions of dollars in tax revenues. They also cause environmental damage and threaten forests many people depend on. Forest-related corruption and widespread violation of forestry laws undermines the rule of law, discourages legitimate investment, and gives the wealthy and powerful unfair advantages, due to their contacts and ability to pay large bribes. This, in contrast, indicates that the forest law enforcement can impact more forest dependent population. more

5. Developing capacity for effective forest management

Developing capacity for effective forest management is expected to help achieve better results in the three focus areas.

With regards to illegal logging this means building capacity for certification, chain of custody, sustainable forest management on the ground as well as on the policy level. In the fight against unwanted vegetation fires this includes institutional strengthening, better dissemination of data and information on fire prevention and building public awareness. In reforestation and rehabilitation of degraded lands this means taking stock of existing institutional capacity and strengthening these. One means to do this is by improving links between institutions. more