Making Forest Policy Work

Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. 1: Introduction. 2: Examples of Forest Policy. 2.1. National forest policy. 2.2. Resource management policy. 2.3. Fiscal policy. 2.4. Conservation policy. 2.5. Energy policy. 2.6. Land-use policy. 2.7. Distribution policy. 3: Implementation of Policy. 3.1. General. 3.2. Policies that appear to have worked. 3.3. Policies that have failed. 3.4. Policies that have been corrupted. 3.5. Policies that have had perverse results. 4: The Causes of Policy Failure. 4.1. Institutional failures. 4.2. Market failures. 4.3. Regulatory failures. 4.4. Implementation failures. 4.5. Inconsistent policies. 5 : Factors that Have Contributed to Successful Policies. 5.1.'Political will'. 5.2. Clarity of policy statements. 5.3. Participation of stakeholders. 5.4. Support for policy objectives. 5.5. The process of policy formation. 5.6. Instruments used to support policy. 6: A Framework for Successful Policy Formulation and Implementation. 6.1. The need for a policy for forestry. 6.2. International examples. 6.3. The process for policy formulation. 6.4. Preparation of a prograsmme of human resource development and training in support of the policy. 6.5. Implementation. 7 : revision of Policy. 7.1. Evaluation of monitoring results. 7.2. Changes in public opinion. 7.3. International agreements. 7.4. Changes in priority. References. Index.