Overview

Global Forest Governance provides insightful legal analysis of the current key policy trends and the challenges surrounding international forest regulation.This book identifies the fundamental legal principles and the governance requirements of sustainable forest management. An analytical model for assessing forest regulation is created which identifies the doctrinal concepts that underpin forest regulation (justice, property, sovereignty and governance). It also highlights the dominant public international institutions involved in forest regulation (UNFF, UNFCCC and WB) which is followed by analysis of non-state international forest regulation (forest certification and ecosystem markets). The book concludes by making a number of practical recommendations for reform of global forest governance arrangements and suggested reforms for individual international forest institutions. This book will appeal to academics, policymakers, international environmental researchers, government officials involved in forest regulation and environmental regulation more broadly.

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Author:   Rowena Maguire
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9780857936066

ISBN 10:   0857936069
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   31 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Part I: Overview 1. Introduction Part II: The Doctrinal Concepts Underpinning Forest Regulation 2. Considerations of Justice in Forest Regulation 3. Legal Concepts Creating Forest Rights and Limitations 4. The Sustainable Governance of Forest Resources Part III: International Regulation by Public Forest Institutions 5. The Role of the United Nations Forum on Forests 6. Regulation of Forests by the International Climate Change Regime 7. Regulation of Forest Resources by the World Bank Part IV: Regulation by Non-state Forest Institutions 8. The Legal Requirements of Forestry Markets 9. Forest Certification Schemes Part V: Conclusions 10. Evaluation and Recommendations References Index

Reviews

'Sustainable forest management is an attractive concept used in this book to frame the interdisciplinary and contextualised study of the role of a range of actors, institutions and regimes which contribute to regulating the use of forests around the world. This book effectively provides an important, broad and legal critique and assessment of transnational trends, structures and innovations currently in use for managing forests. Its conclusions provide wide ranging insights that not only clarify and critique the potential of existing strategies and trends for legally managing forests but for governance of ecosystems more generally as humanity gradually acknowledges its role in the anthropocene.' - Afshin Akhtarkhavari, Griffith University, Australia

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Rowena Maguire, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

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