FOREST POLICY, GOVERNANCE AND CONFLICTS: FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL

The course deepens the concept of forest policy and governance models intended to solve conflicts in link with deforestation, unsustainable management of forests and other global forest-related concerns. Central themes are: (i) forest policy and policy reforms at global, regional, national and local levels; (ii) the international dialogue on forests and certification systems: the opposite views and examples of conflicts; (iii) different visions on new modes of governance; (iv) governance and ‘good governance’ concepts applied to forest sector; (v) how to explore forest governance: the analytical and the normative approach; (vi) multi-actor, multi-sector and multi-level governance: the role of networks; (vii) governance and public participation in conflicting situations, negotiation procedures; (viii) sustainability, multifunctionality and cross-sectoral impact concepts as discussed for forest policy analysis; (ix) various examples (case-studies from European, Mediterranean and tropical areas) related to: national forest policy formulation processes, forest certification initiatives, community-based forestry, forest-based rural development projects, human-nature conflicts (e.g. biodiversity protection-resources exploitation conflicts).