Towards a greener forestry sector - What's really new?
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Towards a greener forestry sector What’s really new?
http://pichost.me/1495718/
Yurdi YasmiFAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok
Outline
Green economy
Green investment
Experience from FAO
Where we came from
Unbalanced societal progress
Ecological limits
Climate change
http://blogs.plos.org/onscienceblogs/files/2013/08/climate-change.jpg
Green economy
A system which results in improved human well-being and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.
- Low carbon- Resource efficient- Socially inclusive
Forestry & green economy
Back to basics - SFM
Opportunity to counter negative perceptions
Options for green investment
• Sustaining natural assets• Expanding natural assets• Creating green jobs
Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR)
• ANR is a forest restoration approach• Important factors of success in the Philippines:– Land security– Champions and leadership
Leasehold Forestry
• Leasing of degraded forest lands to poor communities
• Results – improved ground cover and biodiversity– improved income– less time to collect fodder
Conclusions
• Forestry and climate change offers new hope• Back to basics (SFM) and explore new
opportunities • Change the way we look at natural capital• Supportive regulatory framework is key
Thank you