Efforts to manage forest exploitation

One of the most controversial issues discussed were solutions to prevent deforestation and forest restoration. There are about 10,500 recorded cases of forest protection and development violations.

At the conference, many delegates stressed that co-operation between forest management and local authorities was necessary to prevent deforestation and illegal exploitation and use of forest land.

Watershed forest management was also stressed as an important issue helping local people to adapt to the effects of climate change.