Global forest governance : legal concepts and policy trends

"This book identifies the fundamental legal principles and the governance requirements of sustainable forest management. An analytical model for assessing forest regulation is created which identifies the doctrinal concepts that underpin forest regulation (justice, property, sovereignty and gov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maguire, Rowena (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar , c2013
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Considerations of justice in forest regulation
  • 3. Legal concepts creating forest rights and limitations
  • 4. The sustainable governance of forest resources
  • 5. The role of the United Nations Forum on Forests
  • 6. Regulation of forests by the international climate change regime
  • 7. Regulation of forest resources by the World Bank
  • 8. The legal requirements of forestry markets
  • 9. Forest certification schemes
  • 10. Evaluation and recommendations