Implementing the Selfoss declaration : Recommendations to Nordic forestry
In August 2008 the Ministers and Secretaries of state responsible for Forestry in the Nordic countries held a conference in Selfoss Iceland. The topic of the conference was the importance of forests in facing up two of the most important environmental challenges of our time: global climate change an...
| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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Copenhagen : Nordic Council of Ministers
2010
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-336 https://doi.org/10.6027/TN2010-554 |
| Summary: | In August 2008 the Ministers and Secretaries of state responsible for Forestry in the Nordic countries held a conference in Selfoss Iceland. The topic of the conference was the importance of forests in facing up two of the most important environmental challenges of our time: global climate change and the global administration of freshwater resources. The conference concluded with a Ministerial declaration - The Selfoss Declaration on Sustainable Forestry. This report presents proposed policy recommendations for the implementation of the declaration. It further provides background information and an in-depth analysis of the challenges presented in the declaration. The aim of this report is to give recommendations to relevant actors within the Nordic forestry co-operation as to how the Selfoss Declaration can be implemented and followed up. |
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