Summary:
Small island developing States are committed, with the necessary support of the international community and in the framework of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests/Intergovernmental Forum on Forests proposals for action and subsequent action of the United Nations Forum on Forests, the Convention on
Biological Diversity work programme on forest biodiversity and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation to:
(a) Develop and strengthen partnerships for sustainable forest management, such as the Iwokrama rainforest programme;
(b) Increase stakeholder participation in all discussions regarding the development, management and conservation of forest and tree resources;
(c) Ensure adherence to national forest policies and legislation that has been developed to safeguard rights of resource owners and legitimate or licensed users through administrative and management mechanisms for alienation, license or transfer of traditional rights for commercial development purposes;
(d) Increase the awareness, promotion, adoption and enforcement of legislation to ensure that sustainable rotational logging practices and replanting initiatives are implemented.
Biological Diversity work programme on forest biodiversity and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation to:
(a) Develop and strengthen partnerships for sustainable forest management, such as the Iwokrama rainforest programme;
(b) Increase stakeholder participation in all discussions regarding the development, management and conservation of forest and tree resources;
(c) Ensure adherence to national forest policies and legislation that has been developed to safeguard rights of resource owners and legitimate or licensed users through administrative and management mechanisms for alienation, license or transfer of traditional rights for commercial development purposes;
(d) Increase the awareness, promotion, adoption and enforcement of legislation to ensure that sustainable rotational logging practices and replanting initiatives are implemented.