UNFF

Acronym	Definition
UNFF	United Nations Forum on Forests
UNFF	Uganda National Farmers Federation (est. 1992)

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Second, an informal group led by a US delegate met to resolve the fine-grained detail on the follow up to UNFF 11, including agreement of a UNFF strategic plan.

Negotiating the future under the shadow of the past: the eleventh session of the United Nations Forum on Forests and the 2015 renewal of the international arrangement on forests/Negocier l'avenir sous l'ombre du passe: la onzieme session du Forum des Nations Unies sur les forets et le renouvellement de l'accord international, 2015 sur les forets/Negociando el futuro bajo la sombra del pasado: el undecimo ..

There is no globally agreed interpretation of the term sustainability, nor a widely shared understanding of what SFM means (uNFF 2007).

Sustainable forest management in Portugal: transition from global policies to local participatory strategies/ Gestion durable des forets au Portugal: la transition entre les politiques mondiales aux strategies participatives locales/Gestion forestal sostenible en Portugal: la transicion de las politicas globales a estrategias participativas locales

The book will be useful reading for delegates to the UNFF and will feature on the reading lists for university courses in forestry, environmental politics and environmental law.

Forests in International Law: Is There Really a Need for an International Forest Convention?

However, the UNFF is defending the traditional view of forests as national resources under the sovereign authority of states and advocates a very soft law role of a global forestry regime as disseminating information and providing data (Brown 2002).

Paradigms in tropical forest plantations: a critical reflection on historical shifts in plantation approaches/Paradigmes des plantations forestieres tropicales: une reflexion critique sur les changements historiques dans les approches aux plantations/Paradigmas en las plantaciones forestales tropicales: una reflexion critica sobre los cambios historicos en los enfoques de las plantaciones

It is pertinent to mention that in 2000, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) established the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) with the main objective to promote the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.

Mushahid Ullah to represent Pakistan at UNFF session in New York

During his keynote address to the UNFF 11, the minister said, Integration of forests planning in the overall development architecture is vital to sustainable socio-economic development.

Integration of forest planning must for uplift

In preparation for key UNFF meetings in 2015; American Forests and our partners will continue to provide input on the country's existing international commitments on forests, both legally binding and non-legally binding, in order to raise the visibility of forest issues globally, as well as to improve efficiencies and strengthen stakeholder engagement.

U.N. declaration on forests

MARD (2005) Vietnam National Report to Fifth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).

Impact of short-rotation Acacia hybrid plantations on soil properties of degraded lands in Central Vietnam

Therefore, the IPBES-2 is decided to be held in Turkey," Turkish Forestry and Water Affairs Minister Veysel Eroy-lu said in a written statement, adding that Turkey takes pride in hosting two big international meetings, first is UNFF (The United Nations Forum on Forests) and the second is IPBES, this year.

IPBES holds second plenary meeting in Turkey

in 1997 and into UNFF (United Nations Forum on Forests) in 2000, with

The environment and global governance: can the global community rise to the challenge?

The author also addresses major players such as the World Bank, UNFF, UNFCCC, and WB, and offers recommendations for reforms in global forest governance and other international forest agencies.