Διαδικτυακή Πύλη Συνεργασίας Για Τα Δάση

8 Καλές πρακτικές σχετικά με την εφαρμογή του συστήματος πληρωμής για την προώθηση της διαχείρισης των δασών, για τις περιβαλλοντικές υπηρεσίες που σχετίζονται με τα δάση και το νερό, την υποστήριξη δημόσιας αναψυχής, την προώθηση των κοινωνικών χρήσεων, και οργάνωση αθλητικών δραστηριοτήτων.

On November 29th, 2016, Euromontana organized a workshop entitled Innovation and Circular Economy in the Mountain Forest Supply Chain: How to Close the Loop? in Skrad Croatia. The presentations and the discussions from the workshop have informed the content of this booklet and the recommendations presented in the Conclusion. This booklet aims to: better understand the policy framework supporting the circular economy; explore visions for a circular economy all along the mountain forest supply chain; present tools, instruments, and processes to improve the circular economy in forestry; and present experiences and good practices, ideas and proposals. The booklet is divided into two parts. Part 1 presents the concept of the circular economy, its potential application in forestry, with a focus on the mountain forest supply chain, and the circular economy at the EU level. Part 2 presents a series of good practices in innovation and circular economy in mountain forestry to show how the concepts presented in Part 1 may be applied in practice. We hope the booklet, the recommendations for the circular economy presented in the Conclusion, and the good practices collected in Part II, will inspire mountain actors to move towards more circular territories.

This report contains a detailed analysis of the identification of High Conservation Value Forests on the Defined Forest Area (DFA) of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited (CBPPL), as a requirement for certification to the Forest Stewardship Council National Boreal Standard. The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international non-profit organization that envisions “healthy forests providing an equitable sharing of benefits from their use while respecting natural forest processes, biodiversity, and harmony among their inhabitants”. The Forest Stewardship Council Canada Working Group (2004) developed the National Boreal Standard for certifying forests within the Canadian boreal forest, which promotes environmentally-appropriate, socially-beneficial, and economically-viable management. One of the requirements of the FSC Boreal Standard (Principle 9) is the determination of High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs) on the forest of the applicant. This report presents background information and decisions relating to the assessment for the presence of HCVFs on the DFA of CBPPL.

In this context, FAO and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD have joined efforts to prepare this discussion paper on sustainable financing for Forest and landscape restoration (FLR). It provides an overview of existing funding sources and financial instruments that could be used and adapted specifically for implementation of FLR efforts at the national, regional and global levels. It also identifies innovative financing mechanisms such as payment for ecosystem services and crowdfunding which can support achievement of the global targets. The paper presents the main challenges for enhanced financing for FLR. Based on lessons learned through many related initiatives, it proposes solutions to support the enabling conditions needed for sound investment in FLR, including financial alliances for better mobilization of resources for FLR and capacity development efforts at the national level. FLR finance has many stakeholders. This discussion paper targets a wide audience including FLR project promoters and implementers (international and national institutions, civil society organizations and private companies) and investors of all types (bilateral donor agencies, multilateral financial mechanisms and private investors, to name a few).