Foreword -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- PART I THE SITUATION AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FOREST SECTOR -- Recent developments -- PART II KEY ISSUES IN THE FOREST SECTOR TODAY -- The status of forests: the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 -- Climate change and forests -- Forest biological diversity conservation: protected area management -- Illegal activities and corruption in the forest sector -- PART III INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE AND INITIATIVES RELATED TO FORESTS -- International dialogue and global, regional and national initiatives -- PART IV FORESTRY IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROUPS -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- Caribbean Community and Common Market -- Commonwealth of Independent States -- Economic Community of West African States -- European Community -- Latin American Economic System -- League of Arab States -- North American Free Trade Agreement -- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation -- South Pacific Forum -- Southern African Development Community -- ANNEX 1 DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS -- ANNEX 2 DATA TABLES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY.