There is no universally accepted definition of sustainable forest management (SFM). For different kinds of forests, the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) adopted a non-legally binding document (NLBI), which is the most widely recognized definition of sustainable forest management by governments. GEF fully supports this definition: "As a dynamic and developmental concept, sustainable forest management aims to maintain and enhance the economic, social and environmental values of different types of forests for the benefit of present and future generations.
Globally, forests store more carbon than the earth's atmosphere. Since 2007, as an important carbon pool, the role of forests has attracted much attention in the discussion of global climate change. Reducing carbon emissions (REDD) from deforestation and forest land degradation is to realize the economic value of carbon stored in forests. It provides incentives to encourage developing countries to reduce deforestation and invest in low-carbon sustainable development.
Work of the Global Environment Facility in Sustainable Forest Management/Reducing Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (SFM/ REDD+)
Since the establishment of 199 1, the Global Environment Facility has funded more than 300 projects and plans, focusing on forest protection and management in developing countries. During this period, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) allocated more than US$ 654.38+06 billion to forest projects, and raised US$ 5 billion from other sources. According to the guidelines of the three major forest-related international conventions (Convention on Biological Diversity, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification), projects funded by the Global Environment Facility can be roughly divided into three categories:
1. Forest protection (mainly protected areas and buffer zones)
2. Sustainable use of forests (forest production landscape)
3. Sustainable forest management (dealing with forests and trees in a broader landscape)
Strategies in key areas of sustainable forest management