| Foreword | p. xi |
| The World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development | p. xv |
| Acknowledgements | p. xix |
| Acronymns | p. xx |
| Forests in crisis | p. 1 |
| The nature of the crisis | p. 2 |
| Forests and the integrity of the human habitat | p. 2 |
| Trends in forest area | p. 3 |
| The earth is the sum of its parts | p. 7 |
| Temperate boreal forests | p. 8 |
| Europe and Asia | p. 8 |
| North America | p. 11 |
| Tropical and sub-tropical forests | p. 12 |
| Asia and Oceania | p. 12 |
| Africa | p. 15 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | p. 16 |
| Importance of forests | p. 18 |
| Biodiversity | p. 18 |
| Landscapes and water | p. 18 |
| Climate | p. 19 |
| Commercial products | p. 19 |
| Rural livelihoods | p. 19 |
| Energy security | p. 20 |
| Women and children | p. 20 |
| Cultural and recreational value | p. 20 |
| Forests and sustainable development | p. 20 |
| Politics and policies for a new era | p. 23 |
| Roots of the crisis | p. 29 |
| Roots are broad and deep | p. 30 |
| Economic forces which lead to forest decline | p. 31 |
| Missing markets | p. 31 |
| Divergence between private values and public values | p. 33 |
| Limitations of government policies | p. 34 |
| Timber concession policies and subsidies | p. 35 |
| Other subsidies affecting forests | p. 39 |
| Agriculture | p. 39 |
| Transport | p. 39 |
| Energy and mining | p. 40 |
| 'Reform the best, remove the rest' | p. 40 |
| Land ownership and tenure | p. 43 |
| Governance failure | p. 44 |
| Land hunger and lack of tenure | p. 44 |
| Failure to share benefits | p. 45 |
| Gender inequity | p. 45 |
| Displacement of communities | p. 47 |
| Ethical failure | p. 48 |
| Corrupt practices | p. 48 |
| Inequity | p. 49 |
| Cultural discrimination | p. 51 |
| Private and public interest | p. 53 |
| A web of interests | p. 54 |
| Forest-dependent communities | p. 58 |
| Rural communities | p. 58 |
| Forest dwellers | p. 59 |
| Shifting cultivators | p. 61 |
| Private woodland owners | p. 65 |
| Corporations, traders and forest industry workers | p. 65 |
| Consumers | p. 69 |
| Civil Society | p. 69 |
| The general public | p. 71 |
| The public interest | p. 71 |
| The role of government | p. 71 |
| The role of civil society | p. 74 |
| Forestrust International | p. 76 |
| Forestwatch | p. 77 |
| Forest Ombudsman | p. 77 |
| Forest Management Council | p. 78 |
| Forest Award | p. 78 |
| Managing forests sustainably | p. 79 |
| Beyond forestry | p. 80 |
| Objectives of sustainable forest management | p. 81 |
| Principles for sustainable forest management | p. 82 |
| Landscape management | p. 82 |
| Ecosystem-based management | p. 82 |
| Participatory decision-making | p. 84 |
| Localised management | p. 84 |
| Maximise agro-forestry potential | p. 86 |
| Verifying sustainable forest management | p. 89 |
| Criteria and Indicators | p. 89 |
| Certification of SFM | p. 91 |
| Controversial forestry practices | p. 92 |
| Clearcutting | p. 92 |
| Plantation forestry | p. 93 |
| Fire as a management tool | p. 96 |
| Protected areas | p. 99 |
| Private sector investment and management | p. 101 |
| Towards improved information, research and understanding | p. 104 |
| Sustaining forests and development | p. 107 |
| Concept, context and challenge | p. 108 |
| Forests in a full world | p. 109 |
| Cropland and food | p. 109 |
| A New Green Revolution | p. 112 |
| Plant biodiversity | p. 114 |
| Land husbandry | p. 114 |
| Industrial timber and fibre | p. 115 |
| Technology | p. 116 |
| Potential of plantations | p. 116 |
| Energy | p. 116 |
| Renewables | p. 117 |
| Water | p. 118 |
| Exogenous threats to forests | p. 119 |
| Climate disruption | p. 119 |
| Biotic impoverishment | p. 120 |
| Landscape attrition | p. 121 |
| Consequences of business as usual | p. 122 |
| Planning to sustain forests and development | p. 123 |
| Landscape planning | p. 123 |
| Participatory land-use planning | p. 123 |
| Reinforcing measures | p. 124 |
| Education | p. 124 |
| Information | p. 126 |
| Forest Capital | p. 127 |
| Forests, the citizen, and security | p. 128 |
| International dimensions of forests and sustainable development | p. 131 |
| Continuing the search for solutions | p. 132 |
| International priorities | p. 132 |
| A plea for urgency | p. 133 |
| Multinational investment in forests | p. 133 |
| International trade in forest products | p. 136 |
| Market sharing | p. 136 |
| WTO and sustainability | p. 137 |
| Certification of forest products | p. 138 |
| Global services from forests | p. 139 |
| A Forest Capital Index (FCI) | p. 140 |
| A convention on forests? | p. 142 |
| Political leadership | p. 145 |
| A Forest Security Council | p. 146 |
| A future for our forests | p. 151 |
| Overview | p. 152 |
| Resolutions | p. 154 |
| The fate of the forests is in our hands | p. 164 |
| Annex | |
| Glossary | p. 168 |
| References | p. 176 |
| Credits | p. 182 |
| Contributors | p. 183 |
| Member States of existing multilateral frameworks | p. 199 |
| Index | p. 202 |
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