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United Nation Forum on Forests (UNFF) Country-Led Initiative (CLI) hosted by India

United Nation Forum on Forests (UNFF) Country-Led Initiative (CLI) hosted by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India

India hosted a CLI to contribute to discussions at UNFF19, scheduled at New York in 2024.

What is Sustainable Forest Management?

SFM ensures that forests supply goods and services meeting both present and future needs.
UN Forest Instrument encourages SFM through voluntary certification systems or other appropriate mechanisms in a transparent manner.

What is the forest certification?

Forest certification is a mechanism for forest monitoring, tracing and labeling forest products, where the quality of forest management is judged against a series of agreed standards.
Between 2010- 2021, area of forest land under certification schemes increased by 35%.

Need for Forest certification (FC)

Challenges with Forest certification (FC):

 

About United Nation Forum on Forests (UNFF)

Genesis:Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) in 2000 established UNFF as a subsidiary body.
About:It promotes the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen longterm political commitment to this end.
Members: All Member States of United Nations (including India) and specialized agencies.

 

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