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Author:   David Humphreys
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Volume:   v. 12
Weight:   0.760kg
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9781849710237

ISBN 10:   1849710236
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   01 November 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes Acknowledgements Foreword by Stanley Johnson Introduction 1 Deforestation as a Global Political Issue The Political Complexity of Deforestation B The Causes of Deforestation B The Effects of Deforestation B The Emergence of Forest Conservation as an International Political Issue B The Forest Conservation Problematic 2 The Tropical Forestry Action Programme The Origins of the TFAP The Organizational Structure of the TFAP at the International Level B The Formulation and Evolution of a National Forestry Action Programme W The 1990 Legitimacy Crisis The TFAP Restructuring Process 3 The International Tropical Timber Organization International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983 The Institutional Structure of the ITTO The Financing of the ITTO The History of the ITTO B The International Relations of the ITTO 4 The Forest Negotiations of the UNCED Process Proposals for a Global Forests Instrument The Draft Global Forests Convention of the FAO UNCED: an Introduction Explaining North-South Disagreement During the UNCED Forest Negotiations PrepCom 1, Nairobi, 6-31 Augilst 1990 PrepCom 2, Geneva, 18 March-5 April 1991 PrepCom 3, Geneva, 12 August4 September 1991 Environmental Diplomacy between PrepComs 3 and 4: Abidjan and Caracas PrepCom 4, New York, 2 March-3 April 1992 Second Ministerial Meeting of Developing Countries, Kuala Lumpur, April 1992 UNCED, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 Conclusions The Negotiation of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 The Preparatory Process First Part of Conference, Geneva, 13-16 April 1993 Environmental Diplomacy between the First and Second Parts of the Conference Second Part of Conference, Geneva, 21-25 June 1993 Environmental Diplomacy between the Second and Third Parts of the Conference Third Part of Conference, Geneva, 4-15 October 1993 Fourth Part of Conference, Geneva, 10-26 January 1994 The North's Demand for a Global Forests Convention An Analysis of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 Concluding Remarks The Global Politics of Forest Conservation Since the UNCED Confidence-building Initiatives The Criteria and Indicators Processes The Third Session of the CSD: Creation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests The World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development Prospects for the Future Conclusions The Continuing Demand from the North for a Global Forests Convention Explaining North-South Disagreement in Global Forest Politics Contents The Forest Conservation Problematic Conclusions Notes Annex A: Possible Main Elements of an Instrument (Convention, Agreement, Protocol, Charter) for the Conservation and Development of the World's Forests Annex B: Non-legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of all Types of Forests Annex C: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994 Annex D: Draft text for a Convention for the Conservation and Wise Use of Forests Recommended Further Reading Acronyms Index

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