Forests: The 8th roundtable at Rio+20
To ensure that forests are kept high on the global agenda, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) will coordinate one of the most important conferences on forests alongside the Rio+20 summit. Forests: The 8th Roundtable at Rio+20 will discuss new research findings – and remaining knowledge gaps - and their policy implications for integrating forests into the solutions to a number of key challenges to progress toward a green economy: Energy, Food and Jobs, Water, and Climate.
While it is important that the Rio+20 meeting explore new ground in addressing the emerging problems of the 21st century, forests must remain high on the agenda in 2012. Forests make important – but underappreciated – contributions toward solving many of the problems that are on the table at these discussions. And it is critical that Rio+20 deliver a global message that forests matter.
To ensure that forests are kept high on the global agenda, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) will coordinate one of the most important conferences on forests alongside the Rio+20 summit. Forests: The 8th Roundtable at Rio+20 will discuss new research findings – and remaining knowledge gaps - and their policy implications for integrating forests into the solutions to a number of key challenges to progress toward a green economy: Energy, Food and Jobs, Water, and Climate.
The roundtable will be followed by a cocktail reception, hosted by CIFOR in partnership with the Governors' Climate and Forest Task Force (GCF).
Seats are limited so register here.
For further information please contact Michelle Kovacevic: CIFOR-8throundtablerio [at] cgiar [dot] org