The Forest Principles (also Rio Forest Principles, formally the Non-Legally Binding Authoritative Statement of Principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests) is a 1992 document produced at the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...

Conference on Environment and Development (the "

Earth Summit The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Conference or the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from June 3 to June 14, 1992. Earth Su ...

"). It is a non- legally binding document that makes several recommendations for conservation and sustainable development

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

. At the Earth Summit, the negotiation of the document was complicated by demands by

developing nation A developing country is a sovereign state with a lesser developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. However, this definition is not universally agreed upon. There is also no clear agreem ...

s in the Group of 77 for increased foreign aid in order to pay for the setting aside of forest reserves.

Developed nation A developed country (or industrialized country, high-income country, more economically developed country (MEDC), advanced country) is a sovereign state that has a high quality of life, developed economy and advanced technological infrastruct ...

s resisted those demands, and the final document was a compromise. The FOREST EUROPE process (

Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe The Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE, synonym of the Helsinki Process, and, from November 2009, of FOREST EUROPE) is a pan-European ministerial level voluntary political process for the promotion of sustainable ...

, MCPFE) was started by Strasbourg Conference in 1990 and the Forest Principles were adopted and incorporated into the agenda by Helsinki Conference in 1993. The process covers Pan-European region consisting of 47 signatories (46 European countries and the European Union) that partially overlaps with

Montréal Process The Montréal Process, officially known as the Montréal Process Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests, is a voluntary agreement on sustainable forest management. It ...

region (Russia is a signatory of both processes). The Montréal Process, also known as the ''Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests'', was started in 1994 as a result of the Forest Principles.

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Forest Principles text, A/CONF.151/26 (Vol. III) Annex IIIUnited Nations Forum of Forests
{{Forestry 1992 documents 1992 in the environment Environmental reports Sustainable forest management United Nations documents World forestry International environmental law Forest law

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