Forest management based on stewardship should include:

• Collecting all relevant information on forests and how they are being used and making it readily available to anyone with a stake in forests;

• Managing forests for long-term economic and other benefits and involving stakeholders and the public in forest-management decisions;

• Charging fees for using public forest lands and returning revenues to both the nation and local communities;

• Designing and enforcing fee regulations that discourage corruption and wasteful use of forests for short-term gain;

• Developing balanced land-use plans that set aside portions of forests for tourism, biodiversity conservation, and watershed protection;

• Attracting investors interested in using forests sustainably and making their continued access to forests contingent upon their environmental and social record;

• Including an unambiguous role for government in all large-scale forest development plans including authority to ensure equitable distribution of revenues and long-term ecosystem viability;

• Developing capacity in public, private, or non-governmental forest agencies to plan, negotiate, implement, monitor, and enforce forest-management agreements; and

• Setting aside and conserving special forested areas in well-delineated national parks, indigenous reserves, or other protected areas.