UNEP: Forests in Green Economy an Climate Change

The fifth issue of the Policy Series on Ecosystem Management titled "Sustaining Forests: Investing in Our Common Future"  has been released. It addresses the role of forests in a green economy and opportunities for innovative solutions to forest management incorporating economic values of forests to human well-being; the importance of forests for mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration; the use of innovative market and policy mechanisms; and mechanisms that combine social, economic and environmental benefits to encourage sustained investment in forests for the success of a green economy.