An online discussion forum is focusing on the question “how should a country balance authority to ensure sustainable forest management?” The discussion, hosted by the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat, began on 11 August 2006 and follows and earlier online forum on “the roots causes of deforestation.” In the latest forum, two polarized viewpoints are presented; one favoring a strong central governance regime and the other supporting a strong local governance regime.

A discussion analysis will be available in UNFF’s next newsletter. The discussion forum.