Forest Day 5
Forest Day 5 will take place on 4 December 2011 alongside the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 17th Conference of the Parties in Durban, South Africa. Forest Day 5 is hosted by 11 members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and the Government of South Africa, convened by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). This year the 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 dryland forests of Africa. Note that registrations will take place between 07:00 until 09:00 in the morning of the event.
Forest Day 5 will take place on 4 December 2011 alongside the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 17th Conference of the Parties in Durban, South Africa. Forest Day 5 is hosted by 11 members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) and the Government of South Africa, convened by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). This year the 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 dryland forests of Africa. Note that registrations will take place between 07:00 until 09:00 in the morning of the event.
The need for greater awareness of the latest research on Africa's forests is underscored by predictions that the continent will be hit hard by climate change. People in Africa are highly dependent on forests and there is a significant risk that the adaptive capacity of many forest ecosystems will be exceeded.
Each Forest Day, which takes place annually on the sidelines of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, is designed to inform and engage world leaders, researchers, donors, policymakers, climate change negotiators, media, nongovernmental and intergovernmental organisations, indigenous peoples' groups and other forest-dependent people.