apfw 2016 stream 3 - serving society: forestry and people

Stream 3Serving Society:

Forestry and People

We must allow people-centered forestry to deliver the Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs)

Recognize and empower key forestry stakeholders

Forest people

You have heard many voices – from NGOs,

academia and government

The most important voices are directly from the

forests

Please allow my community,

my family, and I to use our knowledge ...to protect the forest...to benefit from the

forest

I am helping my community

to adapt to climate change,

and ensuring my community manages

our forest in a sustainable way

But... there are many things that limit our

chances to benefit from the forest...

...and we need more incentives

to take care of the forest

The forests are so important for us all,

It is our homeIt is our life

Listen to us, we know the forests the best,

we depend on the forest the most...

For our society, for my family and for me,

listen to the voices of local communities

Recommendation:Strengthen

local rights and, enable and invest in local

institutions and capacities