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Shaping the global agenda for forests and climate change

Sunday, 4 December 2011Olive Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa

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From Policy to Practice

Programme

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Forest Day 5 is hosted by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and the Government of South Africa

Forest Day 5 - From Policy to Practice 1

Contents

Foreword 2

International Year of Forests 4

Media section 6

About the organisers 7Host country partners 7The Collaborative Partnership on Forests 8Sponsors 12

Schedule of events 15

Opening plenary 16

Global updates on forests and climate change 17

Discussion Forums 18Parallel Discussion Forums 1 18Parallel Discussion Forums 2 22

Closing plenary 28

Issues Marketplace 29

Speakers’ biographies 31

Posters 46

Exhibition booths 48

Venues and floor plans 50Guide to Durban 50Guide to Forest Day 5 Venues 51Floor plan, Olive Convention Centre 52Floor plan, Olive Convention Centre 53Floor plan, La Vita Conference Centre 54Floor plan, North Beach Conference Centre 54

Forest Day 5 - From Policy to Practice2

ForewordOn behalf of the 14 members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, of whom 11 are co-hosting Forest Day under CIFOR leadership, I welcome you to this event.

The first four Forest Days have provided important opportunities for the forest and climate change communities to share information, experiences and opinions of direct relevance to climate change policymaking and project implementation. Past Forest Days have successfully expanded knowledge on forests and climate change and highlighted complex issues surrounding the debates in the COP negotiations. This year’s event will be no different.

In Forest Day 5, the members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests are highlighting some topics that were less often addressed during previous Forest Days. These include the important role of dryland forests in livelihoods and conservation of biological diversity, agriculture–forestry links and the critical importance of gender when contemplating efforts to mobilise forests in climate change adaptation and mitigation. As Forest Day 5 is in South Africa, it is opportune to underscore the crucial social and environmental roles of dryland forests in Africa. It will be vital that these values are protected in measures taken for climate change adaptation. We will also take stock of progress made in the implementation of REDD+ projects, and of issues with regard to REDD+ reference emission levels and safeguards. Some exciting innovations have been introduced in the Forest Day 5 agenda. The Issues Marketplace provides a venue for more informal sharing of information and discussion of issues. The High Level Updates on Negotiations will provide context for the status of negotiations on issues of importance to forests.

At the broader level, we can use the opportunity provided by Forest Day 5 to help expand the international community’s view of forests in light of the social, economic and environmental pillars of sustainable development. The forest community sees these pillars as multidimensional and recognises the importance of ensuring equitable distribution of resources across generations. This is an important message, one that CPF and others in the forest community are working to highlight as we approach Rio+20.

We know the benefits that forests provide, and the risks that climate change poses to them, compounding other, more long-standing challenges. We also know the crucial roles that forests play in mitigating climate change. We are aware that, in applying sustainable forest management principles and practices for climate change mitigation and adaptation, we can at the same time further goals for sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity and environmental sustainability. We can use Forest Day 5 to formulate innovative ways forward and to illustrate to the world the multifaceted ways in which forests benefit people, particularly as we close 2011, the International Year of Forests.

Eduardo Rojas-BrialesAssistant Director-GeneralForestry Department, FAOChair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests


It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Forest Day 5.

This fifth edition of the event is special in that it comes toward the end of 2011, designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Forests. Forest stakeholders worldwide have done a tremendous job in the past 11 months keeping forests in the spotlight at both national and international levels. Today’s gathering gives us an opportunity to build on all those efforts to promote the sustainable management of forests and optimise their potential contributions to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The theme of Forest Day 4 last year was ‘Time to Act.’ And only days after 1 500 people came together for that event in Cancún, negotiators at the 16th Conference of Parties agreed to move forward with a long sought-after goal of the founders of this conference: to include policy approaches and positive incentives to curb carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries as part of enhanced action on mitigation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

It was a significant step forward. Now, a year later, the challenge has evolved and is reflected in the official tagline for today’s event, ‘From policy to practice.’ How can this mechanism that we all know as REDD+ be implemented in ways that not only reduce carbon emissions but also produce social and environmental benefits? How can forests be integrated into adaptation strategies on the ground?

We have developed today’s agenda with these questions very much in mind. Each of the discussion forums this morning explores different aspects of REDD+. One session explores how REDD+ is unfolding on the ground. Others look at reference levels and monitoring, biodiversity safeguards, and the place of agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation in REDD+. At midday, Tony La Viña, who is moderating the REDD+ negotiations within the COP, will give us an update on the state of the talks, along with updates from other speakers on other recent developments related to climate and forests. Afternoon discussion forums will focus on adaptation, social safeguards, gender – and of course financing.

As you will notice, today’s conference has a strong focus on Africa, which scientists warn may be among the regions hardest hit by climate change. Africa is home to the world’s second largest rainforest, as well as huge areas of dry forest and miombo woodlands, which provide compelling opportunities for realising synergies between mitigation and adaptation actions.

In response to your feedback on previous Forest Days requesting more time for interaction among participants, we have made several adjustments to the format. The discussion forums are designed with fewer formal presentations and more time for discussion. We also bring you a new initiative this year; the Issues Marketplace. The Marketplace is structured to encourage networking and to give an opportunity to civil society and other organisations to showcase their work. It will take place immediately following lunch.

Forest Day only happens with the support and hard work of a small army of partners and collaborators. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to our host country partner, the Government of South Africa’s Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries. Thanks are also due to our many sponsors for their generous support and, as always, we are grateful to our colleagues in the Collaborative Partnership on Forests for co-hosting today’s event.

I look forward to your active participation in today’s discussions, and trust that you will find your contributions rewarded with valuable new information and insights in return.

Frances SeymourDirector GeneralCenter for International Forestry Research


International Year of ForestsThe International Year of Forests is truly a historic first. It is a testament to the rising visibility of forests in global policy discussions that the UN General Assembly declared 2011 the year to highlight the role of forests in our lives. Notable amongst the many firsts is the unprecedented coordination that has taken place on communication and outreach activities among members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.

Throughout 2011, celebrations have highlighted the myriad values and benefits that ‘Forests for People’ represent. Some highlights include:

Film Festival: The International Forest Film Festival (www.forestfilmfestival.org) organised by the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat in collaboration with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival has received 167 films from over 30 countries. Hundreds of film screenings have been held, and the festival was awarded a grand prize by the CinemAmbiente – European environmental film festival.

Films and videos: UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Yann Arthus-Bertrand created a short film ‘Of Forests and Men’ [http://www.offorestsandmen.org/en/filme] for the Year, which was narrated by UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, Edward Norton. Videos from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, Ministers and CPF members were produced for the Year and are featured on the UN YouTube channel.

Logo: The iconographic logo has been translated into over 50 local languages, and is being used by thousands of organisations from local to international levels. To request use of the logo, see: www.un.org/forests

Stamps: The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) [http://unstamps.un.org/] issued a stamp series to commemorate the International Year of Forests. Designed by internationally celebrated artist, Sergio Baradat, these vibrant new stamps illustrate the importance of trees and forests in people’s lives.

Future Policy Award: The World Future Council collaborated with the UNFF Secretariat, FAO and CBD Secretariat on the 2011 Future Policy Award [www.worldfuturecouncil.org]. The 2011 award was dedicated to policies that enable the conservation, management and sustainable development of forests. The Gold Award went to Rwanda’s National Forest Policy, and the two Silver Awards went to Gambia and the United States.

Children’s letters: The 2011 Universal Postal Union (UPU) international letter writing competition [http://www.upu.int] asked young people to imagine themselves as a tree writing a letter to someone to explain why it is important to protect forests. An estimated 2 million young people from 60 UPU member countries participated in the competition. A Great Oak in Guyana’s Windsor Forest and an observant little tree ‘prepared to care for humanity’ helped 15-year-old Charlée Gittens from Barbados and 13-year-old Wang Sa from China to win the gold medals.

Children’s Art Contest: The UNFF Secretariat is collaborating with the Gabarron Foundation [http://qscam.gabarron.org] to organise the 2011 International Children’s Art Contest. This


year’s theme, ‘Celebrate the Forests’, challenges children to use the power of imagery to raise awareness on the multifaceted values of forests. Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are invited to submit their artwork through to the end of December 2011.

Forest Heroes: Achieving a sustainable future requires passion, innovation and strategy, but more importantly it requires the effort of everyday people. These people are Forest Heroes and to honour them, the UNFF Secretariat launched the Forest Heroes Programme and Awards. The finalists will be awarded at the Forests 2011 closing event at UNHQ, New York.

Forests for People book: The UNFF Secretariat is collaborating with Tudor Rose to produce a 200-page fully illustrated hardcover book with over 75 articles from nearly 40 countries. Their commentaries will draw upon experiences from around the world, reflecting how people are changing their interaction with forests to sustainably manage these vital resources sustainably. The book will be launched at the Forests 2011 closing event at UNHQ, New York.

Closing event: Multiple closing events are being organised by countries and organisations around the world. The International Year of Forests closing event at UNHQ in New York is scheduled to take place in January 2012. The event will feature the presentation of the Forest Heroes awards, films, children’s contributions to the Year and the launch of the Forests for People book. More details on the programme for the January 2012 event will be available shortly at www.un.org/forests.

The tremendous goodwill and attention focussed on forests through the International Year ensures that the legacy of the Year will build into a continuing process of advocacy – to put the spotlight on forest issues at the upcoming Rio+20 conference and beyond.


Media sectionWelcome to all journalists attending Forest Day 5.

We have a team of staff ready to help you tell the story. We can arrange interviews with high-profile speakers, scientists, policy makers and other delegates, many of whom speak a variety of languages.

We have a fully equipped media room with WiFi access and power sockets for laptops. Media briefings will be held there throughout the day.

We have a team of bloggers reporting from the event and you are welcome to republish any of the articles, many of which are in multiple languages. You can see the stories at www.blog.cifor.org.

We have a professional photographer documenting the day, and again you are welcome to use photographs from the event. You can see the photos at www.flickr.com/photos/cifor, where you will also find hundreds of other high-quality photos and stock video footage from the forest.

We will have videos of many of today’s sessions uploaded to YouTube within 24 hours of the conference, and you are welcome to repost them. To see them go to www.youtube.com/user/CIFORVideo.

For more information, contact:Daniel CooneyOutreach ManagerCenter for International Forestry ResearchCell (South Africa): +27 (0) 78 372 8462Cell (Indonesia): +62 811 900 3264E-mail: [email protected]

Jeff HaskinsBurness CommunicationsCell (US): +1 301 646 9869E-mail: [email protected]: jeff.haskins


About the organisersForest Day 5 is hosted by 11 members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and the Government of South Africa and convened by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Forest Day 5 will be the fifth and most important in the series of events. Forest Day 1, in Bali in 2007, informed the inclusion of forests in the Bali Action Plan. At Forest Day 2, in Poznań, key stakeholders agreed on the urgency of including forests in the global climate change regime, and the importance of managing forests for livelihoods and biodiversity, as well as carbon storage. In 2009, at Forest Day 3, in Copenhagen, we directed our energies towards ensuring the design and implementation of forest-related climate change mitigation and adaptation measures are effective, efficient and equitable. The theme for Forest Day 4 in Cancún last year was ‘Time to Act’ and fittingly captured the urgency of REDD+ and adaptation mechanisms in a global climate agreement. This years theme is ‘From Policy to Practice' and will direct attention on the design and details of the climate initiatives after the Cancún Agreements with a particular focus on the role of African forests in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Host country partners

Department of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesThe Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries strives to lead within a dynamic, united, prosperous and people-centred sector, with the aim of supporting sustainable development. The department upholds these values: to deliver excellent services, to establish a dedicated workforce acting with integrity and transparency, and to focus on people and rural development.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is the custodian of South Africa’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry resources. It is primarily responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies governing the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors. The vision of the department is to be ‘a dynamic, people-centred department, leading to the effective management of the nation’s forestry resources, to meet the needs of current and future generations’. The Forestry and Natural Resources Branch within the department aims to ensure the sustainable management of the country’s forest resources in order to realise their optimal social, environmental and economic benefits. It addresses South Africa’s framework for sustainable development, cooperative governance and participation of local communities in forest management, as provided for by the White Paper on Sustainable Forest Development (1996), the National Forestry Action Programme (1997), the resultant National Forests Act (1998) and the National Veld and Forest Fire Act (1998).

Forestry has been recognised as one of the key sectors with the potential to contribute to poverty alleviation and economic growth and development. As a result, forestry is part of the National Industrial Policy Framework (NIPF), and the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa (ASGI-SA). In line with the vision of the department, the Forestry and Natural Resources Branch has embarked on various programmes aimed at meeting the social and economic needs of the current and future generations while benefiting the environment.


The Collaborative Partnership on Forests

The CPF consists of 14 member organisations that promote management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests, and promote strengthening political commitment to this end.

CPF co-hosts of Forest Day 5

Center for International Forestry Research(CIFOR)The Center for International Forestry Research is a nonprofit, global facility dedicated to advancing human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity. We conduct research that enables more informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in less-developed countries.

Our research and expert analysis help policy makers and practitioners shape effective policy, improve the management of tropical forests and address the needs and perspectives of people who depend on forests for their livelihoods. Our multidisciplinary approach considers the underlying drivers of deforestation and degradation which often lie outside the forestry sector: forces such as agriculture, infrastructure development, trade and investment policies and law enforcement.

www.cifor.org

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFAO helps developing countries and countries in transition modernise and improve their agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The Forestry Department champions a broad vision of sustainable forest management through policy advice, forest assessments and technical support to governments while fostering partnerships with civil society and industry in the implementation of national forest programmes.

www.fao.org


International Tropical Timber OrganizationITTO promotes the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. It develops internationally agreed policies and assists tropical member countries to adapt such policies to local circumstances and to implement them in the field through projects. As of 2009, it has supported more than 900 projects and activities with US $330 million in funding.

www.itto.int

International Union for Conservation of NatureIUCN is a conservation network of states, government agencies, nongovernmental organisations, scientists and experts. The goal of IUCN’s Forest Conservation Programme is to enhance and optimise the contribution of forests and trees to rural poverty reduction, the long-term and equitable conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable supply of forest-related goods and services.

www.iucn.org

International Union of Forest Research OrganizationsIUFRO is a not-for-profit, nongovernmental international network of forest scientists. It promotes global cooperation in forest-related research and enhances the understanding of the ecological, economic and social aspects of forests and trees. It disseminates scientific knowledge to stakeholders and decision makers and contributes to forest policy and on-the-ground forest management.

www.iufro.org

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological DiversityThe CBD Secretariat supports the implementation of the convention, which has three goals: conservation of biodiversity, sustainable use of its components, and sharing the benefits from the use of genetic resources in a fair and equitable way.


The CBD addresses forest issues directly through its expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity, with the ecosystem approach as the primary framework for action, and through its other thematic programmes of work and work on cross-cutting issues, including on traditional knowledge and protected areas.

www.cbd.int

United Nations Forum on Forests SecretariatThe UNFF Secretariat provides support to the international policy dialogue on sustainable forest management. The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) is an intergovernmental body on global forest policy, which promotes management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. The Secretariat works with a wide range of international organisations and stakeholders to facilitate cooperation and coordination on global forest issues. It serves as the focal point on all forest-related issues for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and also serves as the secretariat for the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.

www.un.org/esa/forests

United Nations Development ProgrammeUNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organisation advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It operates on the ground in 166 countries. UNDP is an implementing agency for the Global Environment Facility.

www.undp.org

United Nations Environment ProgrammeUNEP is the voice for the environment in the UN system. UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UNEP is an implementing agency for the Global Environment Facility.

www.unep.org


World Agroforestry CentreThe World Agroforestry Centre, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is the world’s leading research institution on the diverse roles trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods. As part of our work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental problems, centre researchers, working in close collaboration with national partners, have developed new technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health.

www.worldagroforestry.org

World BankThe World Bank’s mission is to reduce global poverty and improve living standards. Its forest strategy is built on three equally important and interlinked pillars: harnessing the potential of forests to reduce poverty, integrating forests into sustainable economic development and protecting global forest values. The World Bank is an implementing agency for the Global Environment Facility.

www.worldbank.org/forests


SponsorsWe are thankful for the generous support of the following organisations for their financial support towards Forest Day 5.

Australian Government AusAID is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia’s overseas assistance programme, which aims to assist developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest.

Climate and Land Use Alliance CLUA is a philanthropic collaborative whose member foundations have joined forces to address one of the most challenging and critical aspects of climate change mitigation: reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, often called REDD. Member foundations include the Climate Works Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Congo Basin Forest FundThe Congo Basin Forest Fund was launched in June 2008 with a grant of £100 million from the governments of the UK and Norway to develop the capacity of the people and institutions of the Congo Basin to preserve and manage their forests. Under pressure from increased logging, changing agricultural patterns, population growth, and the oil and mining industries the forests today are being cleared at rates that threaten carbon-storing capacity, their complex ecosystems, their biodiversity and watershed protection.

To combat climate change, the Congo Basin Forest Fund accepts proposals from NGOs, regional organisations, and governments for innovative, transformative projects that change the way people live in, and earn a living from the Congo Basin forests and the way that governments manage them. CBFF therefore supports REDD+ pilot projects and MRV planning and systems in the region. For more detailed information, please visit www.cbf-fund.org.


Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United KingdomThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a government department in the UK. Defra makes policy and legislation, and works with others to deliver policies in areas including the natural environment, biodiversity, forestry and climate adaptation; sustainable development and the green economy; food, farming and fisheries; and environmental protection and pollution control. At a global level Defra operates through UN multilateral institutions and groupings such as the G20, as well as bilateral co-operation with partner countries. Defra aims to help protect the environment for future generations, make the economy more environmentally sustainable, and improve quality of life and wellbeing.

Department for International Development, United KingdomThe UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) supports long-term programmes to help tackle the underlying causes of poverty in developing countries. DFID has offices in around 40 developing countries, and provides bilateral aid to around 90 countries. DFID’s partnerships with governments, civil society, and the private sector contribute towards the eight Millennium Development Goals. DFID uses the Millennium Development Goals to frame its aid programmes. Thematic areas of DFID’s work include: Climate and environment; Water and sanitation; Agricultural productivity and sustainability; and Prevention and mitigation of natural disasters.

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute FFPRI is an independent administrative institution of the Japanese Government, which elucidates varied forest functions and services as well as promoting sustainable forest management and resource use through research and development. It has contributed to science and technology, administrative measures, social activities and international cooperation for more than a century.

Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationThe Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is dedicated to advancing environmental conservation and scientific research around the world. The goal of the Foundation’s Andes-Amazon Initiative is to conserve the Amazonian forests, which provide habitat for biodiversity and regulate the regional climate cycle.


Norwegian Agency for Development CooperationNorad aims to be the centre of expertise for evaluation, quality assurance and dissemination of the results of Norwegian development cooperation, jointly with partners in Norway, developing countries and the international community. Norad administers development assistance through grants provided to partners that contribute to poverty reduction.

The Program on ForestsPROFOR finances in-depth forestry policy analysis and processes that support the following goals: improving people’s livelihoods; enhancing forest governance and law enforcement; financing sustainable forest management; and coordinating forest policy with other sectors. For example, PROFOR is supporting efforts to define common forest governance indicators and helping map opportunities for landscape restoration. The partnership is managed by a core team based at the World Bank and is supported by the European Union, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Learn more at www.profor.info.

United States Agency for International Development – Southern AfricaUSAID works in agriculture, democracy and governance, economic growth, the environment, education, health, global partnerships and humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries to provide a better future for all. In Southern Africa, the United States seeks to increase trade and strengthen regional economic ties, address the HIV/AIDS crisis, mitigate food insecurity, and enable countries to accelerate their transition to climate-resilient, low emission development. USAID/Southern Africa, located in Pretoria, South Africa, complements and enhances USAID’s bilateral programmes, supporting unique and innovative regional activities and providing services to assist USAID missions in the region.


Schedule of events

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07.00 – 09.00 Registration

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09.00 – 10.30 Opening plenaryOlive 1

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11.00 – 12.30 Parallel Discussion Forums 1

How is REDD+ unfolding on the ground? An exploration of the social, political and biophysical issues

Exploring reference levels and monitoring for REDD+: Early country pilot activities

Biodiversity safeguards in REDD+

Landscape approaches:The place of agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation in REDD+

Olive 1 La Vita NBCC Olive 2

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 14.30 Issues MarketplaceOlive 2

14.30 – 14.45 Break

14.45 – 15.30 Global updates on forests and climate changeOlive 1

15.30 – 16.00 Break/Networking

16.00 – 17.30 Parallel Discussion Forums 2

Landscape approaches:Change and adaptation in African drylands: Reversing deforestation while contributing to food security

Financing opportunities and issues for mitigation and adaptation with a focus on the private sector

Social safeguards: Protecting the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples and forest-dependent communities in REDD+

Addressing gender considerations in climate change adaptation and REDD+ efforts

Forests and Rio+20 Conference

Olive 1 Olive 2 La Vita NBCC Olive 3

17.30 – 18.00 Break

18.00 – 18.45 Closing plenaryOlive 1

18.45 – 21.00 Cocktail reception

For the final list of all speakers and panellists for all sessions, please check the Forest Day 5 website at www.forestday.org.


Opening plenary

09.00 – 10.30

Olive 1

WelcomingFrances Seymour, Director General, CIFOR

Welcome on behalf of the Government of South AfricaTina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa (To be confirmed)

Welcome on behalf of the Collaborative Partnership on ForestsEduardo Rojas-Briales, Assistant Director-General, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests

Keynote speakers• Helen Gichohi, President, African Wildlife Foundation• Bob Scholes, Systems Ecologist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research,

South Africa


Global updates on forests and climate change

14.45 – 15.30

Olive 1

The UN climate negotiations involve many forest nations presenting a wide range of proposals for how forests can be harnessed for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Forest Day 5 is a platform for bringing these negotiators and world leaders together with forest stakeholders to share perspectives and priorities.

Influential leaders from key sectors and forest regions of the world will present their views, focussing on the challenges and opportunities presented by their own geographical, social and political context, and sharing lessons learned.

ModeratorRichard Black, BBC Environment Correspondent, United Kingdom

Speakers• Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,

United Kingdom• Rachel Kyte, Vice President of Sustainable Development, World Bank• Update on the UNFCCC Negotiations

Tony La Viña, Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, Phillipines• Update from the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force

Odigha Odigha, Chairman, Cross River State Forestry Commission, Nigeria


Discussion ForumsParallel Discussion Forums 111.00 – 12.30

How is REDD+ unfolding on the ground? An exploration of the social, political and biophysical issues

Olive 1

HostCIFOR

Co-organiser Congo Basin Forest Fund

This learning event aims to discuss early insights as to whether REDD+ initiatives can deliver on their goal of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation while providing a range of co-benefits. The keynote presentation will describe the status of REDD+ in Brazil and discuss the pros and cons of a project-based approach. One panellist will comment on how markets are preparing for REDD+ and how such markets are likely to interact with national level REDD+ programmes. A second will address the challenges of measuring and monitoring progress in reducing deforestation and assessing emissions reductions in data-poor environments such as Central Africa. A final panellist will discuss the policy and economic context in Indonesia following the bilateral signing of the Letter of Intent with Norway, and how this may motivate or inhibit progress in the development of REDD+ initiatives.

ModeratorJames Astill, Energy and Environment Editor, The Economist

Keynote speakerPaulo Barreto, Senior Researcher, Imazon, Brazil

Panellists• Brer Adams, Associate Director, Macquarie Global Investments, Australia• Raymond S. Lumbuenamo, National Director, World Wide Fund for Nature, DR Congo• Daju Resosudarmo, Scientist, CIFOR, Indonesia

Key questions1. We are gaining experience in REDD+ through demonstration activities, but the conceptual

framework put forward by the UNFCCC is based on a national programme. How can we reconcile project-based approaches with a national framework to measure, report and verify reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation?

2. There are several models for financing REDD+, one of which is based on offset markets. How can we reconcile potential buyers needs to know what their forest carbon rights are with a national approach to reducing emissions?

3. Data on forest cover, carbon stocks, other gases and land use change are scarce in many tropical countries. How can MRV actions be improved to meet the requirements of the UNFCCC and international standards, or do we need alternative models with lower expectations?

ContactsLouis Verchot, [email protected] Levania Santoso, [email protected]


Exploring reference levels and monitoring for REDD+: Early country pilot activities

La Vita

Co-hostsWorld Bank/Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, FAO

Relatively little progress has been made in describing how countries can develop practical reference emissions levels or forest reference levels for REDD+. Negotiators in Cancún agreed on these terms and that the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice would develop operational guidance on reference levels. However, many REDD+ countries have started planning and implementing early elements of their National Forest Monitoring System, combining field, remote sensing and other data to generate information for construction of reference levels. Presenters will summarise: analytic and programmatic work underway by a wide range of countries to begin developing reference levels; proposals to handle the interim relationship between subnational and national REDD+ activities; practical experiences and the advantages and limitations of field and remote sensing data and modelling approaches; and ways to address barriers to progress. An early vision is expected to emerge from the panel and general discussion as to what reference levels for REDD+ are, how they can be integrated with measurement system design and reporting and verification requirements, and what kinds of challenges countries face in reference level implementation.

Key questions1. What analytic work has been undertaken by countries to date, to allow construction of

reference level systems and monitoring, reporting and verification systems?2. How are reference levels and monitoring, reporting and verification system design being

coordinated?3. How are countries anticipating handling the relationship between subnational and national

REDD+ activities and reference levels?

Moderator and introductionEarly lessons from work in 26 countries on REDD+ reference levelsKen Andrasko, World Bank and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

Keynote SpeakerBuilding capacity to address reference levels, interim steps, and links to measurement system design.Sandra Brown, Winrock International

Panellists• DR Congo’s early efforts to integrate reference levels and MRV design

Vincent Kasulu, Ministry of Environment, Conservation of Nature and Tourism, DR Congo. (To be confirmed)

• Efforts to integrate reference levels and national forest monitoring system: Case study in TanzaniaEliam Zahabu, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, FAO and UN-REDD, Tanzania

• Exploring building subnational reference levels up to a national scale in PeruLucio Pedroni, Carbon Decisions International

Contacts World Bank: Ken Andrasko, [email protected]: [email protected]; [email protected]


Biodiversity safeguards in REDD+

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Co-hostsCBD, UNEP (UN-REDD)

Following the Cancún Agreement and its inclusion of safeguards for protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services, key REDD+ stakeholders countries, NGOs and multilateral organisations have been exploring methods for the application of REDD+ safeguards, as well as ways and means to enhance REDD+ benefits for biodiversity and ecosystem services. This learning event will present results of a 1-year consultation process undertaken by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN-REDD Programme, with support from Germany, Japan, Norway and the United Kingdom, among others. Ongoing work on operationalising safeguards in specific countries will also be presented.

Key questions1. How can we best support the development of a successful REDD+ mechanism that will

provide multiple benefits?2. How can we enhance biodiversity benefits from REDD+ and assess impacts on

biodiversity?3. How can we further enhance synergies at national, regional and international levels

between the CBD and UNFCCC with regard to REDD+?

Moderator Jagdish Kishwan, Additional Director General of Forests for Wildlife and Director for Wildlife Preservation, Ministry of Environment and Forests, India

Keynote speaker Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom

Presentations of national REDD+ safeguard experiences• Guy Midgley, Programme Leader, Global Change Research Group, National Biodiversity

Institute, South Africa• Lorena Falconí, National Director of Climate Change Mitigation, Ministry of

Environment, Ecuador• Salisu Dahiru, National REDD+ Coordinator, Nigeria

ContactsUNEP: Barney Dickson, [email protected]: Johannes Stahl, [email protected]


Landscape approachesThe place of agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation in REDD+A joint event sponsored by the organisers of Forest Day and Agricultural and Rural Development Day

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Co-hostsWorld Agroforestry Centre, ITTO

Global climate policy has so far segregated mitigation and adaptation as distinct issues, and followed separate approaches for agriculture and forestry, based on historical institutional divides. Yet extensive areas in developing countries are landscapes with considerable tree cover, forest margins and transitions to farm-based forestry. And a large proportion of the rural population live in such landscapes. Evidence-based policy development can do well by starting from the reality of rural livelihoods and actual carbon stock dynamics in living landscapes, and find ways to develop high carbon stock development pathways. This Discussion Forum will present several case studies on how more integrated approaches can help decision makers avoid the pitfalls of segregated policies at international, national and local levels

Key questions1. How can agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation contribute to emission reductions

through REDD+?2. Under what conditions and in what ways can landscape approaches enable emission

reductions while promoting sustainable development?3. What policies and incentives are needed to promote effective landscape approaches?4. What are the key knowledge gaps?

Moderator Anthony Simons, Director General, World Agroforestry Centre

Keynote speakersLandscape approaches: The place of agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation in REDD+: An overviewPeter A. Minang, World Agroforestry Centre and ASB Partnership

Panellists • Carole Saint Laurent, Senior Forest Policy Advisor, International Union for the

Conservation of Nature; Coordinator of the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration

• Valentina Robiglio, Scientist, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon

• Michael Dutschke, Chair, Global Conservation Standard• Manoel Sobral Filho, Former Executive Director, ITTO

ContactWorld Agroforestry Centre: Henry Neufeldt, [email protected]


Parallel Discussion Forums 216.00 – 17.30

Landscape approachesChange and adaptation in African drylands: Reversing deforestation while contributing to food securityA joint event sponsored by the organisers of Forest Day and Agricultural and Rural Development Day

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Co-hostsFAO, World Bank, IUCN

The combined effects of deforestation, land degradation and soil exhaustion are particularly severe in the African drylands, leading to desertification and threatening the livelihoods of millions of people. These factors, exacerbated by climate change, are driven by overexploitation of forests, trees, bush and grazing land, inadequate management of water and soil resources as well as poverty and limited development opportunities. Climate change in particular is demanding a renewed response to address the environmental and development challenges for African countries with significant dryland areas. Dryland people have developed resilient and adaptive livelihood systems and practices that enable their survival in difficult conditions. Various promising approaches, at times based on traditional practices, have emerged to reverse deforestation, approaches that at the same time contribute to improving livelihoods and enhancing adaptive capacity. There are growing market opportunities as well for bringing extensive areas of dry woodland under better management, by tapping into significant market demands for woodland products. This learning event will explore the degree to which such approaches have been, or could be, scaled up; policy measures that could support this process; and how both could contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Key questions1. How do climate and land use changes affect African dryland forest functions and people? What

effects are these changes having on food security?2. What are the existing solutions and initiatives for reversing trends in deforestation and forest

degradation while contributing to food security?3. What are the national, subregional and regional level actions that could help scale up adaptation

and mitigation results in African dryland forests?

ModeratorConstance Neely, Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Keynote speakerAndrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank

Panellists• Ben Chikamai, Director, Kenya Forest Research Institute. General Secretary, Network for Gum

Arabic and Resins in Africa (NGARA)• Moctar Toure, Soil Scientist and Agricultural Policy Specialist• Robert Zougmore, Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Regional

Programme Leader, West Africa

ContactsFAO: Nora Berrahmouni, [email protected] Bank: Flore de Préneuf, [email protected]


Financing opportunities and issues for mitigation and adaptation with a focus on the private sector

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Co-hostsITTO, IUCN, UNFF Secretariat

A robust and predictable system for mobilising a range of financial resources is needed to stimulate and pay for climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives. These initiatives encompass early REDD+ activities at scale, the development of national and subnational MRV systems, and performance-related payments for actions that result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions. This discussion forum will debate the opportunities and challenges for investments and financial mechanisms to promote mitigation and adaptation activities by the private sector with a focus on REDD+ initiatives. It will also provide an occasion to share updated information on forest carbon market development, certification standards, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force and others. Invited panellists are from Brazil, Indonesia, Japan and the United States.

Key questions1. How has the private sector been involved to date in financing forest-related activities including

the development of REDD+? What are the expectations for private sector involvement in the short- and medium-term future?

2. How can we integrate the private sector in the multistakeholder platforms that are discussing REDD+ national strategies? What roles can the private sector play in REDD+ at this early stage?

3. What are recent notable developments in markets for forest carbon credits? What are the risks and opportunities in the trade of forest carbon credits, from the point of view of different stakeholders?

4. What market mechanisms are currently being designed or could be put in place to optimise benefits, promote fair trade, and mitigate risks for parties involved in forest-related investments and financial mechanisms?

ModeratorEmmanuel Ze Meka, Executive Director, International Tropical Timber Organization

Keynote addressTião Viana, Governor, Acre State, Brazil

Panellists• Nur Masripatin, Director of the Centre for Standardization and Environment, Ministry of

Forestry of Indonesia• David Antonioli, CEO, Verified Carbon Standard Association, USA• Itaru Shiraishi, Marubeni Corporation, Japan• Ludovino Lopes, Ludovino Lopes Lawyers, Brazil

ContactsITTO: Eduardo Mansur, [email protected] IUCN: Consuelo Espinosa, [email protected] UNFF: Benjamin Singer, [email protected]


Social safeguards: Protecting the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples and forest-dependent communities in REDD+

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CohostsIUFRO, UNDP (UN-REDD), IUCN

REDD+, as an instrument to reduce GHG emissions, is viewed by its proponents as offering a means to alleviate poverty, protect human rights, improve governance, conserve biodiversity and provide environmental services. However, the required policies and legal reforms and the potential channelling of new and additional funds to support REDD+ implementation could have negative consequences for the poor and marginalised, if REDD+ is implemented without taking into account appropriate safeguards. In the context of REDD+ negotiations, ‘safeguards’ for REDD+ focus on policy coherence, transparency, respect for the rights and interests of indigenous peoples, effective stakeholder participation and conservation of biodiversity, while ensuring permanence of emissions reductions and avoiding leakage of emissions. The discussion forum will look at past experiences regarding the participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in forest management as well as ongoing developments and different approaches to REDD+ safeguards with a focus on lessons learned and the challenges ahead.

Key questions1. Capacity building needs of governments

What are the greatest capacity building needs for your government with regard to effectively implementing REDD+ safeguards in your country?

2. Importance of forest and land tenure Are there examples where reform in forest governance or attempts to create more secure tenure systems have resulted in successfully established property rights? How important is forest and land tenure security for fair distribution of REDD+ benefits?

3. Traditional management and uses of forests How can REDD+ programmes be designed to protect or enhance carbon and biodiversity benefits while maintaining traditional use of forest resources for the multiple goods and services that they provide to local communities (such as food security and provision of social and cultural benefits)?

4. Commodification of nature Does placing a monetary value on forests necessarily undermine the spiritual, cultural and social values that forests hold for indigenous peoples and local communities? How can REDD+ safeguards be designed and implemented to avoid such conflicts?

5. Greatest challenges What do you see as the greatest challenges to effectively designing and implementing REDD+ safeguards in your country? What are your recommendations for addressing this challenge?

Moderators• Niels Elers Koch, President, International Union of Forest Research Organizations • Charles McNeill, Senior Policy Advisor, UN Development Programme

Keynote addresses• John Parrotta, IUFRO Task Force Coordinator and US Forest Service• Joanna Durbin, Director, Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance


Panellists• Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and

Education (Tebtebba), Philippines• Kanyinke Sena, Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC), Kenya• Juan Carlos Jintiach, Coordinator of the Indigenous Organisations of the Amazon Basin

(COICA), Ecuador• Rubin Rashidi, DR Congo• Lorena Falconí, National Director of Climate Change Mitigation, Ministry of

Environment, Ecuador

Contact informationIUFRO: Alexander Buck, [email protected]: Consuelo Espinosa, [email protected]: Charles McNeill, [email protected]


Addressing gender considerations in climate change adaptation and REDD+ efforts

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Co-hostsIUCN, CIFOR

While some work has already been conducted on the links between climate change adaptation and gender equality, recognition of gender aspects within a context of mitigation is still at an initial stage. Further work is necessary to raise awareness and acknowledgement of the relevance of linking gender and climate change in mitigation efforts as well as bringing lessons learned from gender-sensitive adaptation efforts into this debate.

This session will discuss ongoing efforts at increasing women’s participation in current climate change mitigation, particularly in REDD+, and adaptation efforts. It will propose ways and means of increasing women’s participation in decision making and benefit distribution, while recommending appropriate safeguards against further exclusion. The discussion will also draw from the rich array of lessons on women’s participation in the management, conservation and protection of forests and trees of the past two decades as well as from the experiences in countries that are developing gender-sensitive climate change policies.

Key questions1. How does climate change affect existing inequalities between men and women?2. How do existing inequalities between men and women affect current efforts at climate

mitigation and adaptation?3. What lessons can be drawn from gender-sensitive adaptation efforts to make mitigation

initiatives gender-responsive?4. Considering lessons learned from gender-sensitive adaptation efforts, what

recommendations should be given to global REDD+ mechanisms and implementing partners on how they could consider gender in all aspects of their REDD+ programming?

ModeratorJeannette Gurung, Executive Director, Women Organising for Change in Agriculture and NRM (WOCAN)

Keynote addressLindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Diplomatic Mission, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)

Panellists• Monique Essed-Fernades, Chair of the Board, Women’s Environment and Development

Organization (WEDO)• Linda Mossop-Rousseau, Senior Executive, Komatiland Forests• Corrine Valdivia, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri

Contact informationIUCN: Lorena Aguilar, [email protected]: Esther Mwangi, [email protected]


Forests and Rio+20 Conference

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HostUNFF Secretariat

There have been significant developments on forests since the agreement on the Forest Principles at the first Rio Summit in 1992. During this period, greater attention has been given to multifunctional benefits of forests and to the critical role of forests in enhancing people’s livelihoods and the sound functioning of ecosystems. There is now a growing awareness and understanding by policy makers of forests’ potential for sustainable development objectives and the themes of the Rio+20 Conference, including in building a green economy.

Many of the measures on forests agreed since 1992 have yet to be implemented due to various challenges and realities on the ground. There are gaps between what has been agreed on forests since Rio in 1992 and what has been implemented so far.

This discussion forum provides an opportunity to trace the evolution in approach to forests, including the increased recognition of the cross-sectoral and cross-institutional significance of forests for people, for all sectors, and the extent to which forests contribute to the themes of the Rio+20 Conference. Discussions will also offer an occasion to address some gaps in implementation of forest-related commitments made since 1992, and identify new and emerging challenges on forests.

Key questions1. How can forests make significant contributions toward building green economies and

eradicating poverty, simultaneously?2. What are the gaps and obstacles that hinder the implementation of agreed measures on

forests since 1992, and how can the existing international arrangement on forests be used to address these gaps and obstacles?

3. What are the new and emerging challenges that pose a threat to forests?

FacilitatorJan McAlpine, Director, United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat

Panellists• Hans Brattskar, Director General for International Climate Policy in the Department for

Climate Change and Pollution Control, Norway• Nikhil Seth, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic

and Social Affairs, United Nations • Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Assistant Director General and Head of the Forestry Department,

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations• Dr Manfred Konukeiwitz, Vice Director General, German Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development

Film presentationJohn Liu, Director, Environmental Education Media Project

Contact informationHossein Moeini-Meybodi, [email protected] Sen, [email protected]


Closing plenary

18.15 – 19.00

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Summary of Forest Day 5Frances Seymour, Director General, CIFOR

Response to Forest Day 5To be confirmed. Please see updates at www.forestday.org

Closing remarks and invitation to receptionTo be confirmed. Please see updates at www.forestday.org


Issues Marketplace13.30 – 14.30

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In response to participant feedback from Forest Day 4, we have set aside one hour during Forest Day 5 for semi-structured networking and discussions. We are calling the session the Issues Marketplace. Participants will be encouraged to congregate in sections of the Issues Marketplace, each of which will be allocated for discussions focussed on one of eight themes. The goals here are to allow organisations that are not members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests to have a voice at Forest Day, and to encourage networking among people with common interests.

The Issues Marketplace follows the ‘speakers’ corner’ format, in which the audience is free to move between presenters speaking under each of the eight themes. It promises to be an interactive, social event.

The Issues Marketplace has eight themes:1. How is REDD+ unfolding on the ground? An exploration of the social, political and

biophysical issues2. Reference levels and monitoring for REDD+3. Financing opportunities and issues for mitigation and adaptation4. Biodiversity safeguards in REDD+5. Landscape approaches. Change and adaptation in African drylands: reversing

deforestation while contributing to food security6. Landscape approaches. The place of agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation

in REDD+7. Social safeguards: protecting the rights and interests of indigenous peoples and forest-

dependent communities in REDD+8. Gender issues in forest-based mitigation and adaptation

Please see the website for full profiles and abstracts at www.forestday.org.

Focal Points

Theme OneHow is REDD+ unfolding on the ground? An exploration of the social, political and biophysical issues• Steven Panfil, Conservation International• Manoj Nadkarni, Transparency International Secretariat• Mariana Pavan, Governors, Climate and Forests Task Force• Glenn Bush, Woods Hole Research Center• Expert moderators: Louis Verchot and William Sunderlin, CIFOR

Theme TwoReference levels and monitoring for REDD+• Andreas Langner and Mitsuo Matsumoto, Forestry and Forest Products Research

Institute, Japan• Fred Stolle, World Resources Institute • Jeff Fiedler, The Nature Conservancy• Giovanni Rum, Group on Earth Observations• Expert moderator: Ken Andrasko, World Bank, and Forest Carbon Partnership Facility


Theme ThreeFinancing opportunities and issues for mitigation and adaptation• Charlie Parker, Global Canopy Programme• Gabriel Thoumi, International Forest Carbon Association • Albert Ackhurst, The Green Ticket• Richard Gledhill, PricewaterhouseCoopers• Expert moderators: Maria Brockhaus, CIFOR; Markku Kanninen, University of Helsinki

Theme FourBiodiversity safeguards in REDD+• Virgilio Viana, Amazonas Sustainable Foundation• Steven Swan, SNV• Michael Bucki, European Commission• Expert moderator: Barney Dickson, UNEP

Theme FiveLandscape approaches. Change and adaptation in African drylands: reversing deforestation while contributing to food security• Sara Scherr, EcoAgriculture Partners• Ben Chikamai, Kenya Forestry Research Institute• Sheona Shackleton, Rhodes University• Coosje Hoogendoorn, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR)• Expert moderator: Flore de Préneuf, World Bank

Theme SixLandscape approaches. The place of agroforestry, afforestation and reforestation in REDD+• Jeff Hayward, Rainforest Alliance• Sertse Sebuh, Natural Resources Management Directorate of the Ethiopian Ministry of

Agriculture• Brinkman Group, Frederik Vroom• Expert moderators: Peter Minang, Elizabeth Kahurani, ICRAF

Theme SevenSocial safeguards: protecting the rights and interests of indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities in REDD+• Adia Bey, Helveta• Joanna Durbin, Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance• Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Tebtebba• Kanyinke Sena, Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee• Expert Moderator: John Parrotta, IUFRO Task Force Coordinator and US Forest Service

Theme EightGender issues in forest-based mitigation and adaptation• Andrea Quesada-Aguilar, WEDO• Erneus Kaijage, Clinton Foundation – Clinton Climate Initiative • Jeannette Gurung, WOCAN• Raja Jarrah, CARE• Expert Moderators: Lorena Aguilar, Jackie Siles, IUCN; Lucy Wanjiru, Estelle Fach, UNDP


Speakers’ biographies

Brer Adams Associate Director, Macquarie Global Investments

Brer Adams leads BioCarbon, a forest carbon business with invested support from Global Forest Partners LP, IFC and Macquarie Bank. Adams is an associate director with Macquarie Global Investments, a division of Macquarie Bank where he has focussed on investment opportunities linked to climate change and has experience in structuring and raising finance for environmental assets, including for forest and renewable energy developments. Prior to joining Macquarie, Adams was an adviser to government and was chief of staff in a climate change portfolio.

Kenneth Andrasko Kenneth Andrasko is with the Carbon Finance Unit of the Environment Department at the World Bank, and with the Facility Management Team for the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, assisting 37 tropical countries developing national programmes on REDD+. He worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Change Division until 2007 and on the Clinton Administration’s UNFCCC Kyoto negotiating team. Andrasko was also lead author or editor for 5 UNFCCC IPCC reports, including AR4 WGIII Forestry mitigation chapter in 2007; Special Report on LULUCF in 2000.

David Antonioli CEO, Verified Carbon Standard Association, United States

David Antonioli is chief executive officer of the Verified Carbon Standard Association, the non-profit organisation that manages the VCS. In this position David oversees the management of the VCS Program, charts the course for VCS strategy and policy development, and spearheads outreach to government, business and environmental leaders around the world. He has worked in carbon markets since 1994, working for leading global organisations including EcoSecurities, USAID and ICF International. David holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a master’s degree in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

James Astill Energy and environment editor, The Economist

James Astill joined The Economist as international security editor in 2004. He had previously filed dispatches from Afghanistan, Pakistan and many African countries, while also working for the Guardian. In 2007 he moved to Delhi to be the South Asia correspondent, covering the countries of the Indian subcontinent. He has won several awards, including the Gerald Ford prize for his coverage of US security and the Grantham prize for a special report on the world’s forests. He has also written special reports on India and on Pakistan. He became energy and environment editor in 2011, and is based in London.

Paulo BarretoSenior Researcher, Imazon

Paulo Barreto, is a specialist in natural resource use and conservation who focusses on sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon. He is a senior researcher at IMAZON (Amazon Institute of People and the Environment) where he started his 20-year career. His


early work on forestry has advanced the development of timber certification criteria and the institution of the National Forest Program by the Government of Brazil under the Forest Concession Law. From 1998 to 2004 Barreto served as executive director of IMAZON where he developed extensive experience in fund raising and organisation management. Barreto has published about 70 academic and technical publications. He frequently speaks to a wide variety of stakeholders in the private and public sectors and coverage of his research has appeared more than 150 times in major international and national news media. Barreto writes the blog Amazônia Sustentável about challenges and ideas for sustainable development in the Amazon. He holds a MSc in forest sciences from Yale University and a BSc in forest sciences from the Amazon Rural University in Belém, Pará, Brazil.

Richard Black BBC Environment Correspondent

Richard Black produced and presented science and environment programmes for the BBC World Service prior to becoming a news correspondent. He regularly covers major environment conferences such as the UN climate summits in Copenhagen and Cancún and the UN biodiversity summit in Nagoya in 2010, and recently made a radio documentary series on forests, whaling and fisheries. He has led environment news coverage on the BBC News website for six years.

Hans Brattskar Hans Brattskar is director general at the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Environment and Norway’s Special Envoy for International Climate Policy. From 2008 to 2011 he was the first director of the Government of Norway’s Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI). Ambassador Brattskar holds a PhD in international relations from Claremont University and has extensive experience from international relations, environmental and development cooperation. He has previously served as Norway’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, as Special Advisor for Peace Building Operations and as Minister Counselor at the Norwegian Mission to the United Nations in New York.

Sandra Brown Winrock International, USA

Sandra Brown is chief scientist and director of the Ecosystem Services Unit of Winrock International. Her 30 years of experience include increasing our understanding of tropical forests in the global carbon cycle and conducting feasibility studies for climate change mitigation, including developing methodologies and standards for voluntary forest carbon projects and for REDD+. Her 200 peer-reviewed publications include serving as co-convening lead author for chapters in five IPCC Reports.

Ben Chikamai Director of the Kenya Forest Research Institute, General secretary of the Network for Gum Arabic and Resins in Africa (NGARA)

Ben Chikamai is a Kenyan who has been the director of Kenya’s Forestry Research Institute since May 2009. He gained his BSc in forestry from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, in 1983, followed by a MSc in forestry from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1986. His PhD was earned from the University of Wales, Bangor, UK in 1994. He has extensive working experience in forestry use, forestry and natural resources management, research management and networking in research and development.

He is also the current executive secretary for the Network for Natural Gums and Resins in Africa (NGARA), regional coordinator of the Commonwealth Forestry Association in Africa,


and the coordinator for the Association of Forestry Research Institutions in Eastern Africa. He has served as an external examiner for the Department of Wood Utilisation, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania; Kenyatta University, Kenya; and Department of Wood Science and Technology, Moi University, Kenya.

He is author or co-author of more than 60 papers in refereed journals, conference proceedings or book chapters. In 1996 he received the Head of State Commendation Award for his contribution to society in the development of the gum arabic and plant resins subsector in Kenya. He was also awarded a certificate of merit for innovative scientific research and development from the Kenya Forestry Research Institute in 1990 in recognition of his contribution in the areas of biomass energy and production of laminated items.

Salisu Dahiru National REDD+ Coordinator, Nigeria

Salisu Dahiru has been one of the key leaders in Nigeria’s REDD+ Initiatives, which advances development of the national REDD+ framework and strategy. Dahiru anchored the National Afforestation Programme for Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria, which is aimed at combating deforestation, desertification and forest degradation, as well as promoting poverty reduction, including the development of linkages with REDD+. Having previously worked as the focal point for the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dahiru initiated efforts to integrate biodiversity and multiple benefits very early in Nigeria’s REDD Readiness planning process. He is currently the National Coordinator, REDD+, and Climate Change Negotiator on REDD+.

Joanna Durbin Director, Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA)

Joanna Durbin leads the CCBA, a unique partnership of international NGOs with a mission to stimulate the creation of policies and markets to promote land-based carbon activities that simultaneously mitigate global climate change, improve the wellbeing and reduce poverty of local communities and conserve biodiversity. The CCBA brings together diverse stakeholders through a transparent and inclusive participatory process to develop standards that identify and promote high quality multiple-benefit land-based carbon activities. Joanna facilitated the multistakeholder process to Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards, which have become the leading multiple-benefit standard for land-based carbon projects since their launch in 2005. Since 2009, Joanna has worked with CARE to facilitate development of the REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards to build support for government-led REDD+ programmes that make a significant contribution to human rights, poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. Before joining the CCBA in 2007, Joanna directed the Madagascar Programme of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust for 10 years, implementing community-based conservation projects and pioneering innovative conservation incentive agreements with communities for biodiversity conservation and sustainable resource management. She has more than 20 years experience developing effective local governance of natural resources for conservation and sustainable development.

Michael DutschkeChair, Global Conservation Standard e.V.

Michael Dutschke focusses on the overlap between climate change and development policies. He has been involved in capacity and institution building and project consultancy for climate and development in land use and biomass energy. Michael has been a policy advisor on the design and implementation of flexible compliance mechanisms in international climate


policy since 1997, being observer at all relevant meetings of the Climate Convention. He co-authored the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standards and the IPCC Forth Assessment Report, for which the IPCC received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. Since early 2010, he has been leading and coordinating the development of the Global Conservation Standard. Today, the GCS is a charitable NGO which he chairs.

Lorena FalconíLorena Falconí is the Climate Change Mitigation Director at the Ministry of Environment of Ecuador. She is a geographic engineer with extensive experience in land use planning and in the application of geographic information systems. Former advisor to the Undersecretary for Climate Change, Lorena has worked in different forest areas in Ecuador analysing patterns of land use change and assessing the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. Early in her career, Lorena was involved in participatory mapping exercises along Ecuador’s coastline as well as in indigenous territories of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Monique Essed FernandesMonique Essed Fernandes, of Suriname, is chair of the Board for the Women’s Environment and Development Organization. She represents the organisation by speaking on a range of climate change, sustainable development and governance issues. Fernandes has been active in social development and politics for the past 20 years. She is the founder of the Women’s Parliament Forum, an organisation that fosters women’s political participation, as well as Projekta, an NGO that focusses on women and development. Fernandes is also the founder of a political party in Suriname and was the first woman to run for president of the country. She recently served as a policy advisor on planning and development cooperation and governance issues in Suriname, the region and worldwide. While continuing her international work, she is presently focussing on educational, environmental and governance priorities in her own country.

Manoel Sobral FilhoFormer Executive Director, International Tropical Timber Organization

Manoel Sobral holds a PhD in forestry, wildlife and range sciences, his other qualifications include a MSc in wood utilisation and a BSc in chemistry. After a two-year working internship in a Brazilian Forestry Agency, Sobral joined the Forest Products Laboratory of the Brazilian Institute for Forestry Development, in Brasilia, Brazil, in 1975. In 1981, he began his work in the Amazon region, as director of the Forest Products Research Center of the National Institute for Amazonian Research. In March 1987, he was recruited by the International Tropical Timber Organization, Yokohama, Japan, as assistant director for forest industry. He was appointed by the International Tropical Timber Council for a 4-year term as executive director of the ITTO in November 1999. In May 2003 his mandate was extended for a second 4-year term, completed in December 2007. Manoel Sobral has written several articles and papers on various aspects of tropical forestry and international co-operation. Representing ITTO, he has also addressed numerous conferences and symposia related to tropical forest development and conservation. He is currently working in Brazil on a number of projects related to deforestation, GHG emissions and biomass-based energy.

Helen GichohiPresident, African Wildlife Foundation

Helen Gichohi has taken command of AWF’s programmes with style and determination. Gichohi is responsible for directing the African Heartlands Program in eight massive landscapes throughout central, eastern and southern Africa. Gichohi works with a wide variety of scientists, community officers, government officials, lawyers, donors and partners to ensure the future for Africa’s wildlife. She designs and manages conservation strategies which will reduce threats to wildlife in the Heartlands and improve socio-economic conditions


for the people living there. However, achieving this objective is not always straightforward, since threats to wildlife are often the product of a complex interaction of ecological, social, political and economic factors. This work has not gone unnoticed either. During Kenya’s 42nd Independence Day celebrations, the President awarded Gichohi the Order of Great Warrior of Kenya Award in recognition of her sterling contribution to conservation.

Jeannette D. GurungExecutive Director, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Jeannette Gurung is a forester and gender and development expert whose career has focussed on leading organisational change for gender equality within agriculture and natural resource management organisations. She is founder and director of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management. Gurung has a MSc in forestry from the University of Washington, and a PhD in gender and development from the University of East Anglia (UK) with a focus on organisational development and change for gender equality. She has over 20 years of experience in training and capacity building, action research, gender analysis, organisational analysis, policy advocacy and network building, and has published numerous articles and books. She leads the UN Forum on Forests’ major group on Women and serves on the Steering Committee of The Forest Dialogue.

Juan Carlos JintachCOICA (Ecuador)

Tina Joemat-PetterssonMinister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa

Vincent KasuluVincent Kasulu Seya Makonga is director for sustainable development and the focal point for the UNFCCC in the Ministry of Environment, Conservation of Nature and Tourism of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is a leader in the exploration of the concept of REDD+ in COMIFAC and the Congo Basin, in the FCPF and global climate policy, and has helped position DR Congo as a vanguard actor in helping define how the concept of REDD+ could be implemented on the ground in a major tropical country setting.

Judy Nyaguthii KimamoMs Judy works with the Green Belt Movement, as a Senior Project Officer responsible for capacity building of Women and Girls. She is committed to women and girl livelihood improvement and rights issues, social and economic justice and environmental Justice.

She Holds a Bachelor of Science Degree, Natural Sciences and has more than 7 years of experience with the Green Belt Movement in dealing with community based organizations and groups for pro action, self betterment and improvement of livelihoods.

She works with community women, youth and school based groups and civic leaders to be the change agents who will bring about the change the communities desire.

Jagdish KishwanAdditional Director General of Forests, Ministry of Environment and Forests, India

Jagdish Kishwan is a member of the Core Negotiating Group of the Government of India, and serves as the country’s chief negotiator and expert on forestry issues, especially REDD+, in the COP and SBSTA Meetings of the UNFCCC. He is a distinguished member of the Indian Forest Service and has held high-ranking posts including director general for the Indian


Council of Forestry Research and Education and head of the Forestry Force for Jammu and Kashmir State. In his current position as additional director general of forests in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Kishwan oversees the wildlife portfolio in the ministry. He is also ex-officio director for wildlife preservation for the Government of India. Having graduated in Physics Honours from Delhi University, and after completing a post-graduate degree in mathematics, he joined the Jammu and Kashmir cadre of the Indian Forest Service in 1975. On completion of training in the then Indian Forest College, Dehradun, he obtained the Associate of Indian Forest College Diploma, equivalent to a MSc in forestry.

Niels Elers KochDirector General, Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, University of Copenhagen

Niels Elers Koch is director general of Forest and Landscape Denmark at the University of Copenhagen and president of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations. In 2009 he chaired the organising committee for the Copenhagen Climate Change Congress that took place in March 2009 in Denmark, with approximately 2500 participants from 80 countries. In his most recent publications he focusses on forest research management in an era of globalisation and realising the environmental benefits of forests. Koch studied forestry at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University of Denmark where he also obtained his PhD in forest policy.

Manfred Konukiewitz Vice Director General, Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Rachel KyteVice President, Sustainable Development Network, World Bank

Rachel Kyte is vice president of sustainable development at the World Bank. As such, she has overall responsibilities for the organisation’s global work in agriculture, the environment, infrastructure, urban development and social development. She has held the position since September 2011.

Prior to taking up her current post, from 2008 Kyte was vice president for business advisory services at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector–focussed arm of the World Bank Group. Here, she focussed IFC’s Advisory Services to deliver more measurable impact for the world’s poorest people and in the most challenging environments, including countries affected by conflict. She is leading IFC’s efforts to support inclusive business models, including women's businesses. She also spearheaded adoption of the IFC Development Goals, the first set of development goals specific to the private sector.

From 2004, Kyte served as IFC’s director for environmental and social development, where she led efforts to develop new sustainability performance standards. Through the Equator Principles, these standards are now a global benchmark for private businesses, illustrating that improved environmental and social standards can raise financial performance in developing countries. From 2000 to 2004, she served in the office of IFC’s compliance advisor/ombudsman. Prior to joining IFC, she was a member of the management team of the World Conservation Union – IUCN. She has held elected positions in Europe, and founded and led nongovernmental organisations focussing on women, the environment, health, and rights. Ms. Kyte holds a MA in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and a BA in politics and history from the University of London.

John LiuDirector of the Environmental Education Media Project

EEMP uses television to deliver ecological, sustainable development and public health messages in China and other countries. Since the mid1990s, Liu has concentrated on


ecological filmmaking and has written, produced and directed films on grasslands, deserts, wetlands, oceans, rivers, urban development, atmosphere, forests, endangered animals and poverty reduction, primarily for Earth Report and Life series on BBC World. He is currently a senior research fellow at IUCN and works with development agencies, including the World Bank and DFID, and various bodies of the United Nations.

Ludovino LopesLudovino Lopes is a lawyer who specialises in the field of European Community Law. He has practiced law for the past 20 years in São Paulo, Brazil, and Lisbon, Portugal, in the areas of environmental law, private international law and technology law. Lopes graduated from the Classic University of Lisbon Law School. He is currently member of three bodies developing REDD+ policies: the Offset Working Group for California, Acre and Chiapas to establish an international multilateral offset mechanism on REDD+; the VCS Advisory Committee on Jurisdictional Nested REDD; and the Working Group of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment to establish a national policy for REDD+ in 2010. As a senior partner of the law firm Ludovino Lopes Lawyers, with headquarters in São Paulo and branch offices in Lisbon and Milan, he has advised national governments and several state governments on technical policies and regulations for carbon markets and REDD+.

Raymond S. LumbuenamoRaymond Lumbuenamo holds a PhD in interdisciplinary remote sensing from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in soil and water sciences from the same university. Since 2005, he has been working as the national coordinator of the World Wide Fund for Nature in the DR Congo. He previously worked as mission environmental officer and as a projects manager for rural development and natural resource management, from 2004 to 2005 and from 2001 to 2005, respectively at the United States Agency for International Development in the DR Congo. Lumbuenamo also teaches introductory remote sensing and GIS courses at the University of Kinshasa and the UNESCO Graduate School for Integrated Tropical Forest and Land Management of the same university.

Nur MasripatinDirector of the Centre for Standardization and Environment, Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia

Nur Masripatin is the director of the Centre for Standardization and Environment at the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia. Within a few years of obtaining her PhD from Canterbury University, New Zealand, she served in several directorships for eight years before assuming her current post: 1) Forest Biotechnology and Tree Improvement Research and Development, 2002–2005; 2) Centre for Plantation Forest Research and Development, 2005–2007; 3) Social Economy and Policy Research, 2009–2010; and Secretary of FORDA, 2007–2009. She has been dealing with forest and climate change issues since the early 2000s, and has been a REDD+ negotiator since 2005. She is also the Coordinator of ASEAN Regional Knowledge Network on Forest and Climate Change (ARKN-FCC) as well as Indonesia’s focal point for REDD+ Partnership.

Jan McAlpineDirector, United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat

Jan McAlpine has been Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat since November 2008. She has been working on environmental, trade and social issues for over 30 years, with a specific focus on international forest policy matters for the past 15. McAlpine previously served as senior negotiator and advisor for forests for the United States Department of State, and participated in international processes on forests including those of the UN after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992; the UN Forum on Forests; the FAO Committee on Forestry; UN Conference on Trade and Development; and the International Tropical Timber Organization.


Charles McNeillSenior Policy Advisor, UN Development Programme

Charles McNeill is senior policy advisor in the Environment and Energy group within UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy as well as a member of UNDP/EEG’s Senior Management Team, and is responsible for one of the group’s four major areas of focus: ‘Local Access to Environmental and Energy Services’. He is currently engaged in co-managing UNDP’s work on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) with FAO and UNEP as part of the UN-REDD Programme and in overseeing the work of the Equator Initiative, a multipartner effort to foster successful community initiatives in the Equatorial belt to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. McNeill is also responsible for policy coherence, partnerships and strategic initiatives for UNDP’s environment group. He initiated UNDP’s work to stimulate new markets for carbon and other ecosystem services to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to expand the benefits of the Clean Development Mechanism to a larger group of developing countries. Previously at UNDP, he managed the Biodiversity Global Programme, coordinated UNDP’s role in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and oversaw work in mainstreaming environmental issues into national development plans around the world to advance the MDGs. From 1992 to 1996, he managed UNDP’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) work throughout Africa and then was responsible for UNDP-GEF global policy and programming. Prior to joining UNDP in 1992, McNeill worked in the nongovernmental sector on hunger eradication and sustainable development programmes in South Asia and Africa. After receiving his PhD in genetics from the University of California at Davis, he held several academic posts in which he addressed a range of environmental and development issues.

Guy MidgleyChief Director Climate Change and Bio Adaptation, Global Change Research Group, South African National Biodiversity Institute

Peter A. MinangICRAF-ASB Partnership Global Coordinator

Peter A. Minang is a senior scientist and global coordinator of the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins at the World Agroforestry Centre. He is a geographer with more than 15 years of experience working on climate change (CDM and REDD+), conservation and community forestry. His current research interests are on reducing emissions from all land use (REALU), effective REDD+ at the tropical forest margins and the dynamics of enabling joint planning and implementation of mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Africa. He has served in various advisory roles on climate change for African governments, regional bodies and organisations.

Linda Mossop–RousseauSenior Executive. Corporate Services. Komatiland Forests (Pty)

Linda Mossop-Rousseau holds an Honours degree in geography, a Higher Diploma Certificate and a law degree. She is currently senior executive for corporate services at Komatiland Forests, a wholly owned subsidiary of the South African Forestry Company, a state-owned company. In addition she is a member of the Board of Food and Trees for Africa, a South African NGO that focusses on providing food and trees to impoverished areas. She is also a founding member and member of the governing council of the African Forest Forum, an international NGO based in Nairobi, Kenya, with more than 500 voluntary members involved in forestry. She also chairs a sub-committee of the governing council called the Technical Support Team, which trains, advises and provides technical and legal advice


to African Negotiators at international forums such as the United Nations Forum on Forests and UNFCCC. She is a core associate of WOCAN, and is currently completing her master’s in forestry through the University of Stellenbosch.

Constance NeelyConsultant, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations

Odigha OdighaChairman, Cross River State Forestry Commission, Nigeria

Odigha Odigha is the current chair and chief executive officer of the Cross River State Forestry Commission in Nigeria. He coordinates REDD+ in the state and serves as a member of the National Technical Committee on REDD+. Odigha was nurtured by his grandfather to love nature beginning at the age of five. This background inspired him to devote his life to the protection of the last tropical rainforest in Nigeria. He has taught mathematics at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. After completing a master's in business administration he went into business and politics briefly. But the quest for rainforest protection encouraged him to form the NGO Coalition for Environment (NGOCE) with other activists.

John ParrottaIUFRO Task Force Coordinator, and the US Forest Service

John Parrotta is a senior scientist and international forest science policy analyst with the US Forest Service’s research and development branch. His 30 years of research experience has included work in tropical forest ecology, silviculture, forest restoration, and traditional uses of forest biodiversity. From 2005 to 2010, he led IUFRO’s Task Force on Traditional Forest Knowledge, which examined the role of local and indigenous peoples’ knowledge and practices in sustaining forests, communities, and biocultural diversity, the historical and current relationships between traditional and formal forest science and management, and opportunities for combining knowledge systems to solve critical forest management problems.

Lucio PedroniLucio Pedroni is CEO of Carbon Decisions International, S.A. He is a forest engineer from Switzerland, with more than 20 years of experience including working in Costa Rica and Madagascar on Swiss ODA projects, as professor at CATIE in Costa Rica, and as methodology consultant for the Carbon Finance Unit at the World Bank. He contributed to development of the VCS and CCB standards, carbon accounting methodologies for afforestation and reforestation projects under the CDM, and REDD+ under the VCS. He has also proposed the nested approach for implementing REDD+ in developing countries.

Daju ResosudarmoDaju Resosudarmo is a scientist in the Forests and Governance Programme of the Center for International Forestry Research. She coordinates the Indonesian component of the Global Comparative Study on REDD+, with a research focus on REDD+ policies and demonstration projects. Her areas of research interest include drivers of deforestation, population and natural resources, decentralisation, multilevel linkages in resource governance, local governments, political economy of natural resources and development, natural resource revenue distribution and use, tenure, land use change and spatial planning, and climate change. Daju is an Indonesian citizen and has a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology, a master’s in international development from Cornell University and a PhD in forestry governance from the Australian National University.


Valentina RobiglioScientist, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Eduardo Rojas-BrialesEduardo Rojas-Briales is assistant director general and head of the Forestry Department at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. Previously, he was vice-dean of the Faculty of Agronomy of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and chair of the Professional Board of Foresters in the Valencia Region. Rojas-Briales has also served as a university professor, researcher and director of a forest owners association, as well as a consultant in forest policy. He holds a MSc in forestry from University of Freiburg and PhD from Polytechnic University of Madrid.

Carole Saint-LaurentSenior Advisor for Forest Policy and Partnerships, IUCN

Carole Saint-Laurent is IUCN’s Senior Advisor for Forest Policy and Partnerships, a position she has held for 14 years. She is also the coordinator of the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration (GPFLR). Saint-Laurent has 20 years of experience in environmental policy and programme development working at international and national levels for IUCN, WWF and the Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy. She has also acted as an adviser to the UN Department of Environmental and Social Affairs and to the private sector on a range of issues related to sustainable development. She holds a master’s of law degree from University College London.

Bob Scholes Systems ecologist and leader of the ecosystem processes and dynamics research group, CSIR, South Africa

Dr Bob Scholes is a systems ecologist, employed by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa. He has over three decades of research experience on the topics of savanna and woodland ecology, biogeochemistry, global environmental change and biodiversity and is widely published in these fields. He has been involved in several high-profile environmental assessments, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (he is a convening lead Author in the current assessment) and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, where he co-chaired the Status and Trend working group. He was the co-chair of Diversitas, the international biodiversity research coordinating body, and is chair of the Group on Earth Observation Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON). He is a Fellow of the CSIR, the South African Academy and the Royal Society of South Africa, and serves on the editorial board of several journals.

Kanyinke SenaKanyinke Sena is a lawyer and indigenous rights activist from Kenya. He is currently a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and East Africa regional representative for the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (www. ipacc.org.za), a network of 150 Indigenous Peoples' organisations in 22 countries in Africa. He also serves as a member of the CCBA/CARE REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards Committee.

Kanyinke has been closely following REDD+ since COP 13 and has participated in several sessions of the UN-REDD Policy Board as Africa Civil Society Representative and also as a representative of the UNPFII where he is the environment focal point. He has also served as a Technical Advisory Panellist for the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) where he reviewed Readiness Plans Information Notes for 20 REDD+ countries and Readiness Preparation Proposals for 12 countries. He has participated in the FCPF Participants Committee meetings. From 2009 to 2010 he led the multistakeholder process in the design


of RPPs for Kenya and Uganda and the FCPF programme. He is part of Kenya’s REDD+ technical working group and has organised indigenous communities REDD+ awareness workshops in five African countries.

Kanyinke has bachelor of academic laws and bachelor of law degrees from the University of Mysore, India and is currently pursuing a master’s in law by thesis through the University of Cape Town. His thesis is 'Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples rights in REDD+ programs in Africa: challenges and opportunities'.

Nikhil SethDirector of the Division for Sustainable Development, DESA

Previously, Nikhil Seth served as Special Assistant and Chief of Office to the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations, as Secretary of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Second Committee of the General Assembly, and, most recently, as Director of the Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination, DESA. Prior to joining the United Nations, Mr Seth served in the Indian diplomatic service, where his assignments included Geneva, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and the Permanent Mission of India, New York.

Frances SeymourDirector General, CIFOR

Frances Seymour is Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), an international research organisation with headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia and offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America. At CIFOR, she led the formulation and initial implementation of a new strategy for the organisation focussed on six priority research domains. She is a co-author of the CIFOR report Do Trees Grow on Money? and contributor to Moving Ahead with REDD and Realising REDD+. Prior to CIFOR, Ms Seymour founded and directed the Institutions and Governance Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI) in Washington, DC. At WRI, she guided the launch of The Access Initiative, a global civil society coalition promoting citizen involvement in environment-related decisions. She also co-authored and contributed to WRI publications critically examining the role of public and private international financial institutions in promoting sustainable development. Previously, she served as Director of Development Assistance Policy at the World Wildlife Fund, and spent five years in Indonesia with the Ford Foundation, where her grant-making focussed on community forestry and human rights. Frances holds a master's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, and a BSc in Zoology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Itaru Shiraishi Marubeni Corporation, Japan

Itaru Shiraishi has been working in the carbon market since 2006, mainly with CDM credits and EU allowances. He currently works for Marubeni Corporation in Tokyo where he is responsible for a REDD+ project and Kyoto Protocol projects and credits transactions. He previously worked on carbon financing for Masdar in Abu Dhabi, carbon sales trading at Fortis Bank in Amsterdam and provided management support on start-up at a venture capital firm and corporate finance at Morgan Stanley in Tokyo. He holds a bachelor of arts from Washington University in St. Louis in the United States and an MBA from RSM Erasmus University in the Netherlands.

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda Lindiwe Majele Sibanda has held the position of chief executive officer of the Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network since 2004. She is currently


coordinating policy research and advocacy programmes aimed at making Africa a food-secure region. Lindiwe has been in the forefront of global policy analysis in agriculture, climate change and food security. Since 2008, Sibanda has been a leading advocate for the Farming First global campaign, advocating for a holistic approach to sustainable agricultural development. In 2009, Sibanda led the ‘No-Agriculture, No-Deal’ global campaign and mobilised African civil society organisations to push for the inclusion of agriculture in the UN Climate Change Conference negotiations in Copenhagen. In August 2010, she joined the Guardian Global Development advisory panel. Recently Sibanda was nominated to serve on the independent Science Panel of the CGIAR’s Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Programme which is aimed at driving new research and creating unique possibilities in the search for cutting-edge solutions to climate change and food security problems. She also serves on the boards of two CGIAR centres, CIMMYT and ILRI. Sibanda is an animal scientist by training and a practicing cattle farmer. She received her BSc at the University of Alexandria, Egypt; her MSc and PhD at the University of Reading, UK. She serves on numerous international boards and advisory councils and has published a number of policy materials in international media, journal articles and book chapters.

Anthony SimonsDirector General, World Agroforestry Centre

Tony Simons is the World Agroforestry Centre’s new director general as of October 2011. He took over from Dennis Garrity, who served as director general for 10 years.

Simons was previously the deputy director general of the Centre, and prior to 2008 he led its Trees and Markets research programme. He holds a PhD in botany from the University of Cambridge, UK. In 2009 Simons was appointed honorary professor in tropical forestry at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He is also a member of the advisory board of Danone.

Caroline SpelmanSecretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom

Caroline Spelman has been a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom since 1997. In Opposition, she served in the Shadow Cabinet, covering the Environment, International Development and Communities and Local Government portfolios, as well as holding other senior posts. Before entering Parliament, Spelman had an extensive career in the agriculture sector, with 15 years in the agriculture industry and in-depth experience of the international arena, including as deputy director of the International Confederation of European Beet Growers and a research fellow for the Centre for European Agricultural Studies. She has also authored a book on the non-food use of agricultural products. Fluent in French and German, she holds a BA First Class in European studies from Queen Mary College.

Andrew SteerSpecial Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank

Andrew Steer became Special Envoy for Climate Change at the World Bank in July 2010. As such, he is responsible for guiding the Bank Group's work on climate change, now in over 130 countries, and for advancing a strong pro-development climate agenda internationally. In his post, which ranks at the level of vice president, he will also oversee the US $6.5 billion Climate Investment Funds and help mobilise climate financing.

Prior to his appointment, Steer served for three years as director general for policy and research at the UK Department of International Development (DFID) in London. In earlier years, he held a number of positions at the World Bank including country director for


Indonesia and Vietnam, and director of the Environmental Department. He was also staff director of the 1992 World Development Report on Environment and Development, the Bank’s flagship report to the Rio Earth Summit.

Steer has three decades of experience working on development issues at the country level in Africa and Asia, and on global development issues. He has a PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, has written widely on development issues and has taught economics at several universities.

Victoria Tauli-CorpuzExecutive Director, Tebtebba

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz is the founder and executive director of Tebtebba, the Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education, based in Baguio City, Philippines. She is also the chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Tauli-Corpuz is convenor of the Asian Indigenous Women’s Network and co-president of the International Forum on Globalization as well as the Indigenous and Gender Adviser of the Third World Network. She also serves as member of the World Commission on the Social Dimensions of Globalization, chair of the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations, commissioner of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, and chair of the World Summit on Sustainable Development Indigenous Peoples’ Caucus.

Moctar ToureSoil Scientist and Agricultural Policy SpecialistMoctar Touré, a Senegalese citizen, has master's and doctorate degrees in agronomy and soil science from the University of Rennes, France, and a bachelor’s degree in biology and natural science from the University of Orléans, France.Touré has extensive experience in agricultural research and policy. In 2006, he retired as team leader for the land and water resources unit of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) while from 2001 to 2004, he was Agricultural Services Specialist, Africa Region, for the World Bank. He has previously worked in various other capacities at the World Bank, the Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Senegal, and Ministry of Agriculture, Morocco.He currently consults for institutions including the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, African Development Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Government of Burkina Faso.

Corinne ValdiviaCorinne Valdivia is associate professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, in the United States. Her areas of research include processes and institutions that facilitate adaptation to climate and global changes in rural communities of developing countries. Her research focusses on livelihoods, gender, the role of markets and diversification, the role of risk and uncertainty and institutions that contribute to building knowledge and practices so individuals, households and communities can negotiate and adapt to change. Her transdisciplinary research programmes on climate change, and on migration, engage the decision makers and their knowledge systems in framing the issues, understanding the drivers of change, and building knowledge and capacities to adapt to change. She has led collaborative research programmes in Latin America and East Africa, and has collaborated in research programmes in India and in Indonesia. The initiatives she leads are problem-driven, interdisciplinary, collaborative and aim to strengthen people’s capacities, and engage in processes that build capabilities


for adaptation. Her research in sustainable livelihoods has a gender dimension, as well as in the role of markets and integration, and transaction costs and institutions. She has led research on climate variability, climate change and market integration and adaptation in Peru and Bolivia in Latin America and Kenya for the past 20 years, and on agroforestry and multifunctionality and migration for the past 15. Valdivia has her degrees in political economy, and agricultural economics, with a doctorate from the University of Missouri. She servies on the faculty at the Department of Economics and Planning at the National Agrarian University La Molina in Lima, Peru, and has collaborated with people and institutions in Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, India and Indonesia throughout her career in development. She is also director of the interdisciplinary international development minor in the graduate school at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Tião VianaGovernor of Acre State, Brazil

Viana earned his doctorate degree in tropical medicine at the University of Brasília. He began his political career in 1998 when he was elected to the Senate of Brazil. He was re-elected in 2006 to a second 8-year term, with 88.76% of the popular vote. Viana has proposed 10 amendments to the Constitution of Brazil, most of them related to health issues. In 2010, Viana was elected Governor of Acre.

Tony La Viña Dean, Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University

Tony La Viña – teacher, thinker and environmental and human rights lawyer – is Dean of the Ateneo School of Government in the Philippines. He was formerly senior fellow and biological resources programme director at the World Resources Institute, Undersecretary of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines, and co-founder of Friends of the Earth Philippines. Tony has been a negotiator for the Philippines in the UNFCCC negotiations since 1995. Currently, he facilitates the REDD+ negotiations in the LCA process, continuing the role he played in Copenhagen in 2009. In 1997, Tony also led the LULUCF negotiations in Kyoto, Japan.

Juergen VoegeleDirector of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department at the World Bank

Juergen Voegele joined the World Bank in 1991 and has held a number of assignments, including head of the Agriculture Unit in China and manager of the Agriculture and Rural Development Unit in Europe and Central Asia.

In February 2008, Voegele was appointed director of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the World Bank, where he chairs the Agriculture and Rural Sector Board, and oversees World Bank global programmes for rural poverty alleviation, agriculture and natural resources management.

Eliakimu ZahabuEliakimu Zahabu has a PhD in climate change and forestry. He has been following these issues and REDD+ since 2004. Eliakimu is currently working for Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania, as well as for FAO, and the UN-REDD Tanzania Programme. He is advising the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism on REDD+ MRV issues.


Emmanuel Ze MekaEmmanuel Ze Meka was appointed executive director of ITTO in May 2007, for a mandate of four years, which was renewed in December 2011 for the second and last 4-year period. Ze Meka first worked from 1978 to 1991 in the Ministry of Forestry of Cameroon, his home country, in the Department of Forestry. There he gained experience in the following areas: forest policy formulation, national forest sector planning, forest industry including value-added products, reforestation and forest management. He joined the ITTO Secretariat in August 1991 and worked as projects manager in the Reforestation and Forest Management Division until January 2000. From 2000 to 2007, he has served in several positions including assistant director heading the Forestry Industries Division and assistant director of the Reforestation and Forest Management Division in the ITTO Secretariat. He has been working in the ITTO Secretariat for 20 of its 25-year history.

Robert ZougmoréClimate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Regional Program Leader West Africa

Robert Zougmoré is an agronomist and soil scientist with a PhD in production ecology and resources conservation (University of Wageningen, Netherlands).

Before joining CCAFS, he was a senior staff member of the Environment Program of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory in Tunisia where he was active in the development and implementation of initiatives on desertification, land degradation, drought and climate change adaptation in Africa. From 1990 to 2007, he was senior researcher and has been head of the Department of Natural Resources Management and Farming Systems at the Institute for Environment and Agricultural Research in Burkina Faso. Thanks to his extensive experience in integrated land and water management at plot and watershed scales, he has contributed to developing adaptation options and strategies to climate variability and land degradation in vulnerable arid and semi-arid ecosystems, thereby generating and sharing significant scientific knowledge for informed decision making and sound policy development.

He also serves on the Board of the African Conservation Tillage Network and is secretary general of the Africa Soil Science Society. Zougmoré has published widely on soil erosion, integrated soil, water and nutrient management options and their economic benefits.


PostersAll posters are on display in the common areas around the venues.

TitleAuthors and corresponding author’s contact

CBFF: A global solution to the climate change crisisDeborah Glassman ([email protected]), Clotilde Mollo Ngomba

Important forest and environmental resources in the North West Region, CameroonMac Etienne Fohtung ([email protected])

Sustainable honey harvesting in CameroonMac Etienne Fohtung ([email protected])

Promoting 'high-biodiversity' REDD+: options for operationalizing Cancún safeguardsSteve Swan ([email protected]), Maryanne Grieg-Gran, Dilys Roe, Essam Mohanned

Ways in which forest communities participate in conserving forests through bio-active charcoal compost applicationLina Gusmailina ([email protected])

Restoring Earth systemsDirk Brinkman ([email protected])

Building capacity for national level carbon measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems for a reduction of emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD)Nadine Laporte ([email protected]), Paola Mekui, Peter Ndunda, Ned Horning, Alessandro Baccini, Wayne Walker, Tina Cormier

Planning for sustainable forest management in African dry forests: mapping priority forests for multiple objectives in Western Province, ZambiaCatherine Traynor ([email protected]), Craig Beech

Sustainable use of dry forest landscapes, key for sustainable rural development in sub-Saharan AfricaSavadogo Moumini ([email protected]), Aimé Nianogo, Honadia Clarisse

Forest conservation and ranching in the Amazon: assessing win-win opportunities for BrazilNathalie Walker ([email protected]), Holly Gibbs, Benjamin Orcutt, Kemel Kalif, Sabrina Patel

Institutional barriers to enhancing adaptive capacity of farmers in the gum arabic belt of SudanFobissie Blese Kalame ([email protected]), Olavi Luukkanen, Markku Kanninen

The Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF) Program supports efforts to reduce emissions from the forestry land use sectorBrian Bean ([email protected]), Alexandre Grais, David Ganz

Development of a decision support system for the design of adapted incentives and alternative land use schemes in the scope of REDD+Aziza Rqibate ([email protected]), Jadder Lewis, Michael KÃhl, Sheila Zamora, Thomas Baldauf


TitleAuthors and corresponding author’s contact

Opportunities and challenges for the integration of multiple safeguard standards of REDD+: a case of NepalDil Raj Khanal ([email protected]), Sagar Kumar Rimal ([email protected])

Appropriate support for Indigenous Peoples conserved territories and community conserved areasSimone Lovera ([email protected]), Taghi Farvar, Harry Jonas, Jennifer Koinante

Development of an adaptive monitoring system for the assessment of forest degradation in the scope of REDD+Struwe Joern ([email protected]), Thomas Baldauf, Sheila Zamora, Jadder Lewis

Estimation of CO2 emissions and removals in the scope of REDD+: methodology development and comparison of different land use scenarios in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region, NicaraguaSheila Zamora ([email protected]), Thomas Baldauf

Designing and implementing a national forest carbon measurement system for REDD+ in GuyanaNancy Harris ([email protected]), Sandra Brown, Pradeepa Bholanath, Silvia Petrova, Felipe Casarim

Forest science and policy initiatives by the largest international society of conservation science professionalsKyle Gracey ([email protected]), John Fitzgerald, Dominick DellaSala

American Carbon Registry requirements for registration of REDD+ projects nested within a jurisdictional accounting frameworkLauren Nichols ([email protected]), Nancy Harris, Nicholas Martin, Sandra Brown

American Carbon registry requirements for ensuring social and environmental safeguards in REDD+ projectsLauren Nichols ([email protected]), Karla Ramos, Maria Teresa Rojas, Mary Grady

Improving accounting for reduced forest degradation through efficient cookstovesLauren Nichols ([email protected]), Katie Callaghan, Timothy Pearson, Cheney Shreve, Felipe Cararim

GLOBE forests legislation studyJohn Costenbader ([email protected]), Chris Stephens, Thais Narciso

REDD+ in the green heart of Africa: a participatory science-based approach to conservationG. Ken Creighton ([email protected])

REALU – a whole landscape approach to reducing emissionsFlorence Bernard, Peter Minang, Meine Van Noordwijk ([email protected])

Assessing carbon stocks and carbon stock changes in terrestrial carbon pools: a systematic review of methodsHideki Kanamaru ([email protected]), Frederic Achard, Hans Joosten, Scott Goetz, Aleksi Lehtonen, Mary Menton ([email protected]), Gillian Petrokofsky Andrew Pullin, Martin Wattenbach


Exhibition booths InstitutionContact person, e-mail

ArbonautJarno Hämäläinen, Head of Unit-REDD+ and Sustainable Forestry ([email protected]) Basanta Raj Gautam, Manager-REDD+ and Sustainable Forestry ([email protected])

Astrium – Planet ActionDidier Rigal, Carbon and Sustainable Development Astrium GEO-Information Services ([email protected]) Patricia Dankha Jennifer Newlands, Planet Action Project Manager ([email protected]) Steffen Kuntz

CarbonFix Standard Moriz Vohrer, Chairman of the Technical Board ([email protected]) Pieter van Midwoud, Executive Secretary ([email protected])

CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Misha Wolsgaard-Iversen, Program Manager ([email protected]) Vanessa Meadu, Communications Consultant ([email protected])

CIFOR Kamaluddin Prawiranegara, Events Coordinator ([email protected]) Nia Sabarniati, Communication Administrator ([email protected])

Congo Basin Forest Fund Clotilde Ngomba ([email protected]) Pierre Nguinda ([email protected])

Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa

EsriPeter Eredics, Forestry Industry Manager ([email protected]) John Steffenson, Federal Civilian and Global Affairs ([email protected]) Christopher Byren, Manager, South Africa Eastern Region ([email protected])

Face the Future Justin Whalen, Carbon Project Manager ([email protected]) Dr. Tasila Banda, Carbon Project Manager ([email protected])

FFPRI-Japan Ryosuke SHIMIZU, Consultant, REDD Research and Development Center Yuko NAKAYAMA, Consultant, REDD Research and Development Center

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Susan Braatz, Senior Forestry Officer-climate change ([email protected]) Nora Berrahmouni, Forestry Officer-arid zone forestry ([email protected])

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Anakarina Pérez Oropeza ([email protected])

GEO – Group on Earth Observation Georgios Sarantakos ([email protected])

German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ)

Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force Carly Hernandez, GCF Project Associate ([email protected]) Keyvan Izadi, GCF Advisor ([email protected])


InstitutionContact person, e-mail

Green Ink, Ltd Rebecca Selvarajah-Jaffery, Writer/Editor ([email protected]) Becky Mitchell, Project Manager ([email protected])

Harfam Afforestation Muhammad Alkaff ([email protected]) Jehan Zubaidah ([email protected])

International Forestry Students Association (IFSA)Walid Fayez Mustapha ([email protected])

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) Dr Nophea Sasaki, Associate Professor ([email protected]) Kanako Ishii, ITTO Secretariat ([email protected])

National REDD Coordination, Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism of the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Nature Conservancy Erin Madeira ([email protected]) Gurinder Tamber ([email protected])

Nature Conservation Research Centre – Africa Terrestrial Carbon Centre Dr. Winston Asante, Land Use and MRV Officer ([email protected]) Deepali Gohil, Consultant ([email protected])

PEFC – Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Thorsten Arndt, Head of Communications ([email protected]) Sarah Price, Head of Projects and Development ([email protected])

RECOFTC- The Center for People and ForestsDr Chandra Silori, Project Coordinator Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD ([email protected]) Jim Stephenson, Programme Officer - People, Forests and Climate Change ([email protected])

REDD-net (ODI, CATIE, RECOFTC and UCSD)Kristy Graham, REDD-net Coordinator (ODI) ([email protected])David Mwayafu, REDD-net Coordinator East Africa (UCSD) ([email protected])

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

SNV – Netherlands Development OrganisationSteven Swan, REDD+ Senior Advisor ([email protected]) Adrian Enright ([email protected])

TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH Sebastian Hetsch ([email protected]) Astrid Schnell ([email protected])

Winrock International Dr Sandra Brown ([email protected]) John Kadyszewski ([email protected])

The Woods Hole Research Center Chloe Starr ([email protected]) Nadine Laporte ([email protected])


Venues and floor plansGuide to Durban

Forest Day 5 Olive Convention CentreCorner of Somsteu Road 81 and Sylvestor Ntuli Road (Brickhill Road)Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4000South Africa

COP17 venueICC Durban45 Bram Fischer RoadDurban


Guide to Forest Day 5 Venues

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Shaping the global agenda for forests and climate change

Sunday, 4 December 2011Olive Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa

www.forestday.org

From Policy to Practice

Programme

CPF co-hosts

Sponsored by

Forest Day 5 is hosted by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and the Government of South Africa

Documents

From Policy to Practice - Forest · PDF fileFrom Policy to Practice Programme ... Posters 46 Exhibition booths ... afforestation and reforestation in REDD+. At midday, Tony La Viña,