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The International Day of Forests was established on the 21st day of March, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2013. [1] Each year, various events celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations.
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Canada: Natural Resources Canada (Canadian Forest Service) Minister of Natural Resources Chile: Ministry of Agriculture (National Forest Corporation) China: State Forestry and Grassland Administration (formerly State Forestry Administration)
The State of the World's Forests reports on the global status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. On 9 March 2011, New Zealand's Minister of Forestry, Hon David Carter, launched the International Year of Forests at Parliament Buildings in Wellington, New Zealand. [2]
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. [145] Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. About 31% of Earth's land surface is covered by forests at present. [146]
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), a grouping of 15 forest-related international organizations, institutions and convention secretariats, was established in April 2001, following the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The CPF works to support the work of the UNFF and its member countries and to ...
Sustainable forest management balances local socioeconomic, cultural, and ecological needs and constraints. Forest management is a branch of forestry concerned with overall administrative, legal, economic, and social aspects, as well as scientific and technical aspects, such as silviculture, forest protection, and forest regulation.
[1] [2] Forestry laws generally adopt management policies for public forest resources, such as multiple use and sustained yield. [3] Forest management is split between private and public management, with public forests being sovereign property of the State. Forestry laws are now considered an international affair. [4] [5]
Pages in category "Forestry events" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. ... International Day of Argania; International Day of Forests;