Learning Materials

This course introduces concepts and skills through on-line presentations, videos, and assignments. During this course, and in addition to lectures and discussions, students are expected to access and consult a variety of additional material online links to be provided by the instructor as well as students’ own search for additional material. Communication and negotiation skills are a fundamental component of this course and students are expected to develop their skills through the use of various tools including writing, visual aids and group work.

Associated with each lecture, students will be provided with a variety of suggested sources of further information. Some of these will be references to books and journal articles, some of which may require access to a library. Wherever possible, and in addition to his extensive personal experience as a senior United Nations staff, the professor has used freely available online materials for the recommended reading. However, the students will need access to a good library (such as the University of British Columbia) to read about activities of international and non-governmental organizations and intergovernmental conventions related to forestry available on their respective sites.

Due to the multifaceted nature of this course, there are no specific textbooks. However, the following is a suggested list of publications recommended as introductory information:

• Gregersen, H., Hosny El-Lakany, H. and Frechette, A. (2020). Forests, Forest People, and UN 2030 Agenda’s Ethical Mandate: “LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND”. Published by RRI.
• http://67.222.18.91/~rrnew/publication/forests-forest-people-and-un-2030-agendas-ethical-mandate-leave-no-one-behind/ Links to an external site.
• FAO (2018) State of the World‘s Forests: Forest pathways to sustainable development. FAO, Rome. fao.org Links to an external site.
• Gregersen, H., H. El Lakany and J. Blaser (2017). Forests for sustainable development: a process approach to forest sector contributions to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. International Forestry Review Vol.19(S1) pp: 10-23.
• The World Bank (2008). Forests Sourcebook: practical guidance for sustaining forests in development cooperation. The World Bank (Agriculture and Rural Development). worldbank.org/forestsourcebook
• Buckley, Kristy, El-Lakany, H. and Bas, A. (2018).  Analyzing the Negotiation Dynamics Leading to the Prominence of Forests in the Paris Agreement of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Journal of Arbitration and Mediation, Vol. 7 No.1, pp. 95-113.
• Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015. Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E Links to an external site.

• Agrawal, A., Chhatre, A. and Hardin, R. (2008). Changing governance of the world’s forests. Science 320, no. 5882: 1460-1462.
• UNFCCC Cop 21, (2015). Reference: Adoption of The Paris Agreement. FCCC/CP/2015/L.9/Rev.1. https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/ Links to an external site.

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): http://unfccc.int/essential_background/convention/items/2627.php Links to an external site.
• UN Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) http://www.cbd.int/convention/ Links to an external site.
• UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) unccd.int/ Links to an external site.en Links to an external site./about-the-convention/.../About-the-Convention.aspx Links to an external site.
• Galbraith, J. 2013. Treaty Options: Towards a Behavioral Understanding of Treaty Design. Virginia Journal of International Law Association Volume 53— Number 2 —309-362. Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2159244 Links to an external site.. © 2013 by the Virginia Journal of International Law Association. For use permissions, see http://www.vjil.org Links to an external site.