Project description DEENESFRITPL Protecting our forests: uncovering how implementation challenges can be overcome Forests provide numerous benefits for society, the economy and the environment, which is why their protection is paramount. When it comes to forest environmental and climate governance, there are several layers of legal instruments with varying goals at the local, regional and global scale. In the context of this, the EU-funded INTERFOR project will investigate how the implementation of existing laws can be improved for the greater protection of forested lands and for those who live there. In doing so, the project will bring to light the implementation methods used on forests as well as the interactions between different legal fields and systems. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The protection of forests is recognised to be of utmost importance in the agenda of the United Nations, and in particular the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the climate change goals. SDG15 aims to “protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems [and] sustainably manage forests”. Despite this recognition, forest protection is, in legal terms, rather scattered. In the context of forest environmental and climate governance, a mix of various layers of legal instruments with different goals exists, at the local, regional and global levels. As a result, tha main current challenge is to make sure that the implementation of existing layers of legal protection runs smoothly, in order to prevent further environmental degradation of forested lands. Against this background INTERFOR will investigate how the implementation of existing laws can be enhanced, with a view to creating a better protection of forested lands and the people inhabiting them. Through this, INTERFOR will further knowledge on the implementation methods that take place on forested lands and contribute significantly to the understanding of the interactions between different legal fields and systems that apply on forested lands. More specifically, INTERFOR will:1. Investigate interactions between EU and international law to understand how implementation between different instruments can be coordinated in order to achieve better environmental protection (WP1);2. Investigate interactions between international environmental, development and human rights law with the aim of reconceptualising key environmental tools in light of needs of specific communities affected in forested lands (WP2);3. Investigate the interactions between ‘global’ and ‘local’ law to assess the possibilities for greater global action in the pursuance of better forest protection (WP3);4. Provide for a solid theoretical framework to organise the various legal interactions present in forests (WP4). Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancenatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemssocial scienceslawinternational lawnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changessocial scienceslawhuman rightshuman rights law Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinator KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Net EU contribution € 207 312,00 Address Norregade 10 1165 Kobenhavn Denmark See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
