Vann ingen selvfølge
Skog: Tilgang på nok vann og rent vann er ingen selvfølge i mange deler av verden. I regi av den europeiske skogpolitiske prosessen MCPFE er det denne uka en workshop om skog og vann i Tyrkia.
Dette er en oppfølging av en resolusjon fra MCPFE i Warsawa i 2007.
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Dele kunnskap og styrke samarbeidet
Mer enn 110 deltakere fra mer enn 30 land vil delta på denne workshopen om skog og vann i Antalya i Tyrkia. Tilgang på nok vann og rent vann er ingen selvfølge i mange deler av verden, og vannforsyningen er mange steder truet av over-forbruk og forurensning. Gjennom Warsawa-resolusjonen om skog og vann la ministrene vekt på den sentrale rollen et bærekraftig skogbruk har for å ta vare på vannkvaliteten. Hovedmålet med workshopen er å bidra til å utvikle en sterkere kobling mellom sektorene skog og vann, og fremme implementeringen av resolusjonen om skog og vann.
Norge har lederskapet for MCPFE
Ministerkonferansene for beskyttelse av Europas skoger, MCPFE, er et skogpolitisk samarbeid som samler de europeiske land og en rekke internasjonale og frivillige organisasjoner om strategier for å møte utfordringer og muligheter som skogsektoren i Europa står overfor. MCPFE er den viktigste skogpolitiske samarbeidsprosessen i Europa. Siden oppstarten i 1990 har det vært arrangert fem konferanser. Det har i tillegg vært gjennomført et omfattende samarbeid om å følge opp beslutningene som de skogansvarlige ministrene har tatt. Norge har fra 1.1.2008 lederskapet for MCPFE.
Skog: Tilgang på nok vann og rent vann er ingen selvfølge i mange deler av verden.
Co-ordinating Policies for Forest and Water Resources
Forest management, supply of good-quality fresh water, and watershed
management are closely related. At the most recent Ministerial Conference on the
Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE), in Warsaw in 2007, the ministers
endorsed a Resolution on Forests and Water. As an important step towards
implementing this commitment, a workshop on Forests and Water begins today in
Antalya, Turkey. More than 110 participants from more than 30 countries in
Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa will attend this important
meeting, which ends on Thursday, 14 May. The workshop is jointly organised by
Turkey, Switzerland, the MCPFE, the UNECE Water Convention and the FAO.
The availability and quality of clean water in many regions of the world is increasingly threatened
by overuse, misuse and pollution. Sustainable forest management and water quality are closely
linked, so their relationship is a critical issue that must be accorded high priority. Through the
Warsaw Resolution on Forests and Water, which was adopted at the 5th MCPFE, the ministers
emphasised the vital role of sustainable forest management in protecting water quality and in
overall watershed management. The MCPFE member countries committed themselves to
maintaining and enhancing the protective functions of forests for water and soil, as well as for
mitigating local water-related natural disasters through sustainable forest management, and
public and private partnerships. They stressed the importance of developing, improving and coordinating
policies for forest and water resources management.
Share Knowledge and Strengthen Co-operation
The workshop on Sustainable forest management and influences on water resources –
Co-ordinating policies on forests and water will examine the multiple inter-relations and mutual
influences of forests and water, how countries approach this, and how it could be reflected in
forest and water policies. The main goal of the workshop is to contribute to the development of
stronger linkages between the two sectors, and to promote the implementation of the Resolution
on Forests and Water.
The workshop gives an outstanding opportunity for communication, dialogue and collaboration.
Experts working with forest and water issues will share their knowledge and experiences to
further strengthen their co-operation.
The workshop is bringing together experts from the pan-European and UNECE region and
neighbouring states.
Background information:
The MCPFE
The MCPFE is the pan-European policy process for the sustainable management of the
continent’s forests. It develops common rules for its 46 member countries and the European
Community on ways to protect and sustainably manage forests. Founded in 1990, it is a
continuous process which has led to achievements such as the Sustainable Forest Management
Principles, which are now being applied to 95% of Europe’s forests. High-priority topics of the
MCPFE are the elaboration of principles for sustainable production of bio-energy and biofuel
from forests, and to enhance the role of forests in mitigating climate change, securing water
supplies and protecting against droughts and floods. These are highly topical issues on the
political agenda in Europe. Other important tasks are to develop a framework for future forest
collaboration and to explore the possibilities for a legally binding instrument on forests in Europe.
Norway currently holds the chairmanship of the MCPFE.
For further information, please contact:
MCPFE Liaison Unit Oslo
Kristin Dawes, Communications and Public Affairs
Mobile +47 941 49 351
e-mail: kristin.dawes@mcpfe.org
www.mcpfe.org