Forest Principles

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Forest Principles is a non-legally binding statement of principles for the sustainable management, conservation, and development of the world’s forests, agreed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international environmental agreement
non-legally binding statement of principles
soft law instrument
adoptedAt Earth Summit NERFINISHED
adoptedBy United Nations Conference on Environment and Development NERFINISHED
adoptedIn Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
adoptionDate 1992-06-14
adoptionYear 1992
aim promote management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests
provide a global consensus framework on forests
basedOn principle of sustainable development
category international environmental soft law
countryOfAdoption Brazil NERFINISHED
emphasizes equitable sharing of benefits from forests
financial resources and technology transfer for forest conservation
national sovereignty over forest resources
participation of local communities in forest management
recognition of indigenous peoples’ interests in forests
fullName Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests NERFINISHED
geographicalScope global
influenced Intergovernmental Forum on Forests NERFINISHED
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests NERFINISHED
Non-Legally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests NERFINISHED
United Nations Forum on Forests NERFINISHED
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalNature authoritative statement of principles
legalStatus non-legally binding
negotiatedUnder United Nations NERFINISHED
relatedTo Agenda 21 NERFINISHED
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development NERFINISHED
scope all types of forests
shortName Forest Principles NERFINISHED
subjectMatter forest conservation
sustainable development of forests
sustainable forest management
targetActors forest managers
international organizations
states
topic biodiversity conservation
climate change mitigation through forests
environmental governance
forestry policy

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