This book investigates the potential need for an international convention on forests and establishes a multifunctional concept of forests as a cornerstone for i

Despite covering almost a third of the globe, forests do not enjoy the protection of a singular global legal convention. Instead, International Forest Law is a

This book analyzes the wide range of issues that should be taken into account in forest-related legislation. It stresses that forest law must be understood in t

This collection of essays is the fruit of a special project within the General Research Programme of the Canadian Council on International Law. The volume const

Provides an assessment of the international forest regime, in reponse to calls from many quarters, including the UN Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) and