Indigenous Peoples' Struggles

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Publications 21 March 2024

What is a forest, and when is it a forest? A critical reflection on the concepts used in international forest policy processes

On 21 March, which has been promoted by the FAO as the International Day of Forests, WRM is releasing a briefing about the importance of the words we use. The briefing explores how concepts like “forests,” which have been historically imposed and adopted without considering a diversity of viewpoints (in particular those of forest-dependent Peoples) contribute to the creation of policies that neither recognize this diversity nor halt deforestation.