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This publication is the fourth in the series of Geneva Timber and Forest Discussion Papers, which present developments in certification of sustainable forest management in the UNECE region of Europe...

The main objective of the European Forest Sector Outlook Studies project is to analyze the possible future developments of the forest and forest industry sector in Europe, including CIS, considering...

A wide range of institutions have an active interest and a role to play in a variety of areas related to international migration. These range from UN agencies, international and regional...

The area of certified forests in the world has grown considerably over the last year, reaching about 124 million hectares by mid-2002, of which 90% is in the Untied Nations Economic Commission for...

Due to the complexity of migration processes, the related international legal norms operate on many levels and have a wide range of addressees. This overview of international law dealing with...

The forestry world is being flooded by biodiversity information related to different disciplines, geographical areas, scales of observation, organisms and, not the least, to different interests of...

This publication sets out to examine the major challenges for indigenous peoples to obtain adequate access to and utilization of quality health care services. It provides an important background to...

As part of IOM’s International Dialogue on Migration, a two-day workshop on the theme of “Migrants and the Host Society: Partnerships for Success” was held in Geneva, Switzerland on 12 and 13 July...

Following the annual Market Discussions of Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (former Timber Committee) about the current and next year's forest products markets, the Committee issues a...

At its first session, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) requested the United Nations System to produce a report on the state of the world’s indigenous peoples (SOWIP)...

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...

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...

The study presents the results of the SEMAFOR (System for the Evaluation of the MAnagement of FORests) pilot study, which tested the method through voluntary assessment of the sustainability of forest...

This discussion paper provides information on the list of projects being undertaken by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Food and Agricultural Organization (UNECE/FAO)...

The focus of this paper is an analysis of past, and current day, trends of productivity and labour resources in the European forest sector. The paper provides information about wages, safety and...

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...

The fiftieth anniversary session of the IOM Council in November 2001 offered an opportunity for the international community to reflect upon five decades of migration management and to prepare for the...

Volume 4 of the Red Book Series was developed in response to questions and issues discussed at the plenary session and in the workshops for policy makers at the International Dialogue on Migration of...

The International Dialogue on Migration (IDM), convened on 15 and 16 October 2020 on the theme “COVID-19 crisis: Reimagining the role of migrants and human mobility for the achievement of the...

Climate change and environmental degradation are undoubtedly major concerns, and their impact on migration, health, peace and sustainable development are already manifest in all regions of the world...