Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/TTLE-ABS-1/14/4
Session: Sess.1

L’application des lois forestières suscite une attention croissante sur la scène internationale car des volumes importants de bois sont abattus, transformés et négociés illégalement chaque année. La coupe illicite et le commerce qui en découle sont un problème complexe qui a de profondes répercussions environnementales, sociales et économiques. Diverses parties prenantes – au niveau local, national et international – s’attaquent au problème.

This report comments on the situation of forest products in Niger. The first part of the report analyses the current uses and importance of forest products in the country followed by a special review on wood production and its uses. The later part looks into the collection, analysis and dissemination process and evaluates the methodologies used during the process. The most important products are also looked into in detail followed by some suggestions on how the overall process could be improved.

The Country Programming Framework (CPF) for Mongolia 2012-2016 is the joint framework for strategic cooperation between the Government of Mongolia (GoM) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Mongolia.

A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and natural resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.

This report presents the results of an analysis of economic rent from roundwood production in Suriname. It starts by describing the concept of economic rent: what it means; how it is calculated; and why it is so important. it then presents the results of the economic rent analysis and presents some recommendations for forest charges in Suriname. Later sections describe some ways to improve the efficiency and profitability of the forestry sector in Suriname and some ways that current constraints may be overcome.

La foresterie et l'industrie forestire sont prises dans ce vaste processus de rforme. Ce numro d'Unasylva analyse l'exprience vcue par les pays en transition dans le secteur de la foresterie.

The aim of this paper is to discuss how the entire food sector, from the farmer’s fi eld to the consumer’s plate, can become more ‘energy-smart’. Becoming energy-smart will require a transformation along the food chain that involves: - relying more on low-carbon energy systems and using energy more effi ciently; - strengthening the role of renewable energy within food systems; - providing greater access to modern energy services for development, and at the same time supporting the achievement of national food security and sustainable development goals.

La rcolte de produits forestiers, dont le bois d'uvre est l'un des principaux produits, dans les forts denses humides tropicales, est une activit importante cologiquement, socialement et conomiquement pour de nombreux pays de l'Afrique tropicale.

A review of the status of forest resources, protected areas and forest production in Cambodia. Timber and non-timber product markets are analysed, projections of land use are given and policy challenges are outlined.

This working paper summarises the importance of forestry to Kenya’s economy and describes the effects of other sectors on its development. The current and predicted future status of the different arms of forestry in the country are presented.