Terms Flashcards
Land with tree crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) of more than 10 percent and area of more than 0.5 hectare (ha). The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 meters (m) at maturity in situ.
Forest
forests composed mainly of indigenous trees not deliberately planted.
NATURAL FORESTS
forest stands established by planting or seeding, or both, in the process of afforestation or reforestation.
PLANTATIONS
locally”, “on site”, “on the premises”, or “in place”
IN SITU
the mass of lands of the public domain which has not been the subject of the present system of classification for the determination of which lands are needed for forest purposes
Public forest
came from the Latin verb “gubernare,” or more originally from the Greek word “kubernaein,” which means “to steer.”(guide, push).
GOVERNANCE
refers to the manner of steering or governing, or of directing and controlling, a group of people or a state.
GOVERNANCE
related to politics because it talks about governments, institutions, power, order, and the ideals of justice, governance also deals with the public sector, power structures, equity, and ideals of public administration.
Governance
the way in which public and private actors, including formal and informal institutions, smallholder and indigenous organizations, enterprises, civil-society organizations and other stakeholders negotiate, make and enforce binding decisions about the management, use and conservation of forest resources.
FOREST GOVERNANCE
a system of rules and institutions that provides the basis for societies to make decisions and take action on forest resources’ utilization, rehabilitation, management and protection
FOREST GOVERNANCE
a set of guidelines or rules that determine a course of action.
POLICY
The general principles by which a government is guided in its management of public affairs, or the legislature in its measures.
POLICY
drafted and created by an organization to help the members achieve their goals.
POLICY
It constitute the highest level of behavioral control, aimed at increasing quality standards within an organization, address and lower issues such as gender and race/ethnicity conflicts, as well as contribute to a generally better work environment and professionality.
Policies
a sort of a guidepost, which defines an intent to achieve an objective based on a set of procedures.
Policy
a purposeful course of action, or inaction, undertaken by an individual or an organization that is dealing with a concern regarding the use of forest resources (Cubbage et al.)
FOREST POLICY
Sometimes referred to as a forest strategy – is a long-term vision for the forest sector comprising a set of aspirations, goals and objectives and an outline of a course of action for pursuing those.
FOREST POLICY
a negotiated agreement between government and stakeholders on the orientations and principles of actions they adopt, in harmony with national socioeconomic and environmental policies, to guide and determine decisions on the sustainable use and conservation of forest and tree resources for the benefit of society.”
FOREST POLICY
a policy written into legal language and passed by our legislative branch ( congress and senate) through bill process (house bill and senate bill) signed into law (or not effectively vetoed) by the executive branch
LAW
A court decision serving as a precedent for subsequent cases.
RULE
collection of written laws gathered together, usually covering specific subject matter.
CODE
are rules made by a government or other authority in order to control the way something is done or the way people behave.
REGULATIONS
the act of governing or ruling. It is the set of rules and laws framed by the government that are to be implemented through the representatives of the state.
GOVERNANCE
a process, structure and information used for directing and overseeing the
management of an organization.
GOVERNANCE
