"The ability of a country to follow sustainable development paths is determined to a large extent by the capacity of its people and its institutions..."
This statement is taken from Chapter 37 of Agenda 21, the blueprint for a sustainable future produced by the Earth Summit in 1992. It might seem blindingly obvious, even tautological. But more than a decade on, the international community continues to grapple with the theory and practice of capacity-building in sustainable development, and how it can best assist countries to do it.
Tropical Forest Update
Issue 13 No 4
The future of forestry
Photo: Rukmantara
Contents
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RIL becomes real in Brazil
Photo: D. Dykstra
An innovative ITTO-funded training project has taught loggers, foresters and forestry trainers the how and why of reduced impact logging
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Repairing the road to SFM
Photo: Rukmantara
Sustainable forest management remains an important goal in Indonesia, but capacity-building and institution-strengthening must be complemented by a more coherent policy environment at the different levels of government
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When foresters have a higher calling
An ITTO project is assisting a forestry school to provide an education program to foresters wishing to strengthen their skills in sustainable forest management planning and practice
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Paths to partnerships in central Africa
Photo: C. Ndikumagenge
A review of experiences in forest management partnerships in the Congo Basin should lead to the strengthening of collaborative work there
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Training local auditors
ITTO begins a process for developing capacity in tropical countries for auditing the implementation of the ITTO criteria & indicators
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Out on a limb
Not enough attention is being paid to building forest management capacity within Africa’s civil society
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Council outcomes
Photo: L. Mead, Earth Negotiations
BulletinCouncil delivers a further US$7.6 million for field action in tropical forests
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Countries debate the merits of a new agreement
PrepCom II has prepared the ground for some intriguing negotiations in 2004 to create a successor agreement to the ITTA, 1994
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Moving mahogany
The CITES Appendix II listing of mahogany comes into force
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Fellowship report
Bolivian woods could find a niche in the German parquet market
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