Our Forests, Our Future [Paperback]

A unique report of the current status and future survival of the world's forests compiled by an international independent commission.Our forests are in crisis, ranging from unsustainable felling in many developing countries to die-back of trees in polluted parts of the industrialised world. This book calls for radical policy reform, new political leadership, more civil involvement, and more scientific study to help ensure the future of our planet's forests.Our forests are in crisis, ranging from unsustainable felling in many developing countries to die-back of trees in polluted parts of the industrialised world. This book calls for radical policy reform, new political leadership, more civil involvement, and more scientific study to help ensure the future of our planet's forests.Our forests currently face many crises, ranging from barren land in many developing countries, to die-back trees in polluted parts of Europe, to the less tangible consequences of forest decline for planetary stability. The issues require urgent attention. Our Forests, Our Future answers this need. Coverage advocates radical reform of policies, calls for new political leadership, more personal involvement from men and women throughout the world, and more science.List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Statement by co-chairs; The World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; 1. Forests in crisis; 2. Roots of the crisis; 3. Private and public interest; 4. Managing forests sustainably; 5. Sustaining forests and development; 6. International dimensions of forests and sustainable development; 7. A future for our forests; Glossary; References; Credits; Contributors; Member states of existing multilateral frameworks. This is a fine book, which reviews the present status and future outlook of forests comprehensively, with stacks of ecological and economic statistics and broad-scope analyses. Nature The World Comission on Forests and Sustainable DevellÓ{