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Climate change, demographic transitions, technological developments and innovation are megatrends affecting forestry work. As the conditions of forestry work change, so does the nature of the work-related risks. Despite efforts and improvements made over the past few decades, forests continue to be one of the most hazardous industrial workplaces, with those working in forests exposed to
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Reporting on Forests and Sustainable Forest Management in the Caucasus and Central Asia – Focus on Criteria and Indicators provides an overview of the status and developments in reporting on forests and sustainable forest management in the Caucasus and Central Asia. This reporting involves looking at forests in the context of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which
- Pусский
Публикация «Представление отчетности о лесах и устойчивом лесопользовании в странах Кавказа и Центральной Азии — Акцент на критерии и показатели» содержит обзор положения дел и изменений
в области представления отчетности о лесах и устойчивом лесопользовании в пяти странах Кавказа и Центральной Азии (Армении, Грузии, Казахстане, Кыргызстане и Узбекистане). Такая отчетность
предполагает
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This Discussion Paper is a background document to the Forest Sector Outlook Study 2020-2040 (FSOS) for the UNECE region (ECE/TIM/SP/51). It provides the details that are summarized in chapter 4 of the main study. This Discussion Paper provides a comprehensive overview of how forests might be
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This Discussion Paper is a background document to the Forest Sector Outlook Study 2020-2040 (FSOS) for the UNECE region (ECE/TIM/SP/51). It provides the details that are summarized in chapter 3 of the main study. It analyses how markets and forests may evolve under different assumptions of
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The world’s prevalent economic model, based on a ‘take-make-use-dispose’ approach, cannot maintain and raise human standards of living without causing environmental degradation and incurring economic risks. Decoupling economic activity from the increasing demand for natural resources could be done through circular, bio-based economy approaches leading to a regenerative growth model, allowing
- Pусский
На основе оценки возможных среднесрочных и долгосрочных последствий конкретных вариантов политики и структурных изменений, составленной с использованием, по возможности, построенного на сценариях анализа, в Перспективном исследовании по лесному сектору, 2020–2040 годы, представлена информация по региону ЕЭК ООН, которая может стать подспорьем при принятии решений. Это первое исследование, которое
- Français
L’Étude des perspectives du secteur forestier 2020-2040 pour la région de la CEE a pour objectif d’éclairer les décisions à prendre et met en lumière à ce titre les conséquences potentielles, à moyen et à long terme, de certains choix politiques et d’évolutions structurelles spécifiques. Elle s’appuie, dans toute la mesure possible, sur l’analyse de plusieurs scénarios. La présente Étude est la
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The Forest Sector Outlook Study, 2020-2040 provides information for the UNECE region that supports decisionmaking by showing the possible medium- and long-term consequences of specific policy choices and structural changes, using scenario analyses whenever possible. The study is the first to cover the entire region and provides results for the main UNECE subregions of Europe, North America and
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This study identifies key drivers of forest degradation and the potential for forest landscape restoration in 17 countries of Eastern and South-East Europe. It builds on assessments from national experts and the best available data to support countries in preparing restoration pledges in the run up to the Ministerial Roundtable on Forest Landscape Restoration in Eastern and South-East Europe,
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This publication is intended to assist stakeholders in the forestry sector to successfully navigate the transition to a forest sector that is fully engaged in the green economy. New and increasing opportunities for providing forest-based services and products, growing business and revenue as well as creating jobs arise from this transition. Application of the guidelines will assist in ensuring
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This study provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the forest sector workforce in the UNECE region. It analyzes working conditions and occupational safety and health as well as the economic and social contexts that have led to structural changes in the sector, to the extent possible, through statistical data available at the regional level. It links the statistics to wider
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This discussion paper includes a description of major transformation drivers of green jobs in the forest sector development, a mapping of (i) existing and emerging green jobs in the sector; (ii) skill requirements and; (iii) education needs for forest professionals in the UNECE region. Read more...
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This publication is a mid-term review of actions that have been implemented and are in line with the Rovaniemi Action Plan (RAP). Stakeholders of the RAP provided input and the Joint Section also reviewed its own activities. This study also contains a general review of actions reported during 2017 and 2018, as well as information gathered through the previous voluntary updates on the status of
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This paper presents green economy related definitions and concepts, and internationally developed assessment methods, notably natural capital accounting approaches, and in this way explore aligning forest sector approaches to those being used in wider contexts. It also proposes preliminary suggestions on how the forest sector’s contribution to a green economy could be measured.
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ECE/TIM/DP/71, the study Green Jobs in the Forest Sector provides an overview of existing Green Forest Jobs and identifies possible areas for future activities and jobs in the forest sector, and may serve as starting point for further analysis and discussion on the future of Green Forest Jobs. It offers a framework for classifying Green Forest Jobs under seven thematic work areas, outlined in
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ECE/TIM/DP/67 The ECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission emerged from the International Timber Conference held in 1947 as the key elements of the United Nations tasked with working on matters related to the forest sector in Europe. During their first 70 years of joint activity, the Committee and the Commission have contributed to post war reconstruction, to the expansion
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This study provides an overview of the current policy and regulatory environment regarding sustainable construction materials in the building sector in Europe and North America, and, where applicable, offers a commentary on the effectiveness of such regimes in driving the adoption of wood products. The study’s objective has been to conduct a broad survey across a range of policies, initiatives
- Pусский
В Рованиемийском плане действий для лесного сектора в условиях развития “зеленой” экономики, принятом 13 декабря 2013 года в Финляндии, описываются меры, которые мог бы принять лесной сектор региона ЕЭК ООН, с тем чтобы содействовать развитию формирую-щейся “зеленой” экономики на глобальном уровне. В нем определены