...reform of the World Bank forestry policy. At UNCED, President Bush and 130 other heads of state signed a "non-legally binding authoritative statement of...sustainable development of all types of forests." President Bush first called for a world forestry agreement at the 1990 G-7 summit in Houston, and the...

...plan of action for sustainable development; and "Forestry Principles' (technically, the "non legally binding authoritative statement of principles for...management, conservation and sustainable development of an types of forests.') In FY 1994, the Forest Service wiH continue to play a key rote in international...

...derived from forests. -A Declaration on Forest Principles - a nonbinding statement of principles calling for a global consensus on the management, conservation...and sustainable development of all types of forests recognizing their role in protecting the climate and bio-diversity. This was adopted by consensus,...

...ILM 818 (1992)] and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change [31 ILM 849 (1992)] were signed. A Non-Legally binding Authoritative Statement of Principles...and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests [31 ILM 881 (1992)] was adopted, as was, of course, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development...

...highlighted. The conference adopted the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Agenda 21 and a nonlegally binding authoritative statement of principles...and sustainable development of all types of forests. The Rio Declaration is a statement of 27 principles which would govern activities in the area of environment...

...conservation and harmonious utilization of natural resources shared by two or more States; (b) The non-legally binding authoritative statement of principles...and sustainable development of all types of forests. ' See, for example, (a) Conclusions of the study of legal aspects concerning the environment related...

...UNCED, Convention on Biological Diversity, June 5, 1992, UNEP/Na.92-7807, art. 16; UNEP, Non-Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global...and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests, June 13, 1992, A/CONF. 151/6/ Rev, 1, art. 11; UNCED, United Nations Framework ^ .^ Convention on Climate...

...rights, biotechnology and biosafety, and the designation of a permanent financial mechanism.97 The Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on...and Sustainable Development of all Types of Forests represents the first global consensus applicable to all forests although still at this stage non-binding...

...between the world's forest stand and carbon dioxide sinks. Lastly, we come to the "Non-legal!y Binding Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on...Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forest." It had been hoped that the meeting would result in the signing of a World Forest Convention,...

...development: and 'Forestry Principles,' a *non-4egaUy binding authoritative statement of principles tor a global consensus on the management, conservation...sustainable development of all types of forests.' In FY 1995, the Forest Service wi continue and expand its rote in the implementation of the UNCED agreements,...