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2015 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Network Governance and the African Timber Organization: Prospects for Regional Forestry Governance in Africa
verfasst von : J. Andrew Grant, Dianne Balraj, Jeremy Davison, Georgia Mavropoulos-Vagelis
Erschienen in: New Approaches to the Governance of Natural Resources
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Forests, covering over 30 per cent of our planet’s surface, come in many shapes and sizes — from the snow-covered evergreen woods of colder climes to the tropical rainforests sweltering along the equator. These wooded ecosystems, often holding little more in common than a dense concentration of trees, are very important to their respective regions’ ecological balance. Forests are vital ‘carbon sinks’ that absorb carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen necessary for life to exist on our planet. Forests are a source of shelter, food, fuel, heat, and wide variety of manufactured goods for human populations. Their importance cannot be overstressed. Accordingly, the governments of most countries endowed with these precious resources, and a host of other organizations, have taken great pains to ensure that forests are utilized in a sustainable way that will not damage this natural resource beyond regeneration.