Table of Contents
List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Stanley Johnson
Introduction
1 Deforestation as a Global Political Issue
The Political Complexity of Deforestation
B The Causes of Deforestation
B The Effects of Deforestation
B The Emergence of Forest Conservation as an International Political Issue
B The Forest Conservation Problematic
2 The Tropical Forestry Action Programme
The Origins of the TFAP
The Organizational Structure of the TFAP at the International Level
B The Formulation and Evolution of a National Forestry Action Programme
W The 1990 Legitimacy Crisis
The TFAP Restructuring Process
3 The International Tropical Timber Organization
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
The Institutional Structure of the ITTO
The Financing of the ITTO
The History of the ITTO
B The International Relations of the ITTO
4 The Forest Negotiations of the UNCED Process
Proposals for a Global Forests Instrument
The Draft Global Forests Convention of the FAO
UNCED: an Introduction
Explaining North-South Disagreement During the UNCED Forest Negotiations
PrepCom 1, Nairobi, 6-31 Augilst 1990
PrepCom 2, Geneva, 18 March-5 April 1991
PrepCom 3, Geneva, 12 August4 September 1991
Environmental Diplomacy between PrepComs 3 and 4: Abidjan and Caracas
PrepCom 4, New York, 2 March-3 April 1992
Second Ministerial Meeting of Developing Countries, Kuala Lumpur, April 1992
UNCED, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992
Conclusions
The Negotiation of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
The Preparatory Process
First Part of Conference, Geneva, 13-16 April 1993
Environmental Diplomacy between the First and Second Parts of the Conference
Second Part of Conference, Geneva, 21-25 June 1993
Environmental Diplomacy between the Second and Third Parts of the Conference
Third Part of Conference, Geneva, 4-15 October 1993
Fourth Part of Conference, Geneva, 10-26 January 1994
The North's Demand for a Global Forests Convention
An Analysis of the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
Concluding Remarks
The Global Politics of Forest Conservation Since the UNCED
Confidence-building Initiatives
The Criteria and Indicators Processes
The Third Session of the CSD: Creation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests
The World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development
Prospects for the Future
Conclusions
The Continuing Demand from the North for a Global Forests Convention
Explaining North-South Disagreement in Global Forest Politics
Contents
The Forest Conservation Problematic
Conclusions
Notes
Annex A: Possible Main Elements of an Instrument (Convention, Agreement, Protocol, Charter) for the Conservation and Development of the World's Forests
Annex B: Non-legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of all Types of Forests
Annex C: International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
Annex D: Draft text for a Convention for the Conservation and Wise Use of Forests
Recommended Further Reading
Acronyms
Index