ANNOUNCEMENT
Major Groups-led Initiative in Support of UNFF
Date: 13-17 June, 2012
Venue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
As part of their efforts to contribute to sustainable forest management discussions under the auspices of United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), Major Groups participating in the UNFF process are organizing an international workshop in support of UNFF on the theme: Forests and Economic Development: Positioning Forests to Contribute to Green Economy.
The workshop will take place from 13-17 June, 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is being hosted by the Government of Brazil with generous financial contribution from the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture (BMELV). The workshop is being coordinated by Canadian Environmental Network with the support of UNFF Secretariat, International Union of Forest Research Organizations and International Tropical Timber Organization. The workshop will be conducted in English.
The workshop will have the following key outputs:
1. Policy recommendations for UNFF10 session in Istanbul, Turkey in 2013.
2. Report for presentation in a side event during Rio+20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil taking
place from 20-22 June, 2012.
Participant Sponsorship:
Major Groups (MG) focal points of UNFF are undertaken a selection process for participants of Major Groups representatives from developing counties to be considered for funding for the workshop. If you are interested in being considered for sponsorship, contact the following focal points of your Major Group.
Jeannette Gurung – Women Organized for Change in Agriculture & NRM: USA
MG: Women
Hubertus Samangun – IAITPTF: Indonesia
MG: Indigenous Peoples
Andrei Laletin – Friends of the Siberian Forests: Russia
MG: NGOs
laletin3@gmail.com
Sim Heok Choh – Asia Pacific Association of Forest Research Institutions: Malaysia MG: Scientific and Technological Community
Ghan Shyam Pandey – Global Alliance of Community Forestry (GACF): Nepal MG: Farmers and Small Forest Landowners
Paul Opanga-Building and Wood Workers International: South Africa MG: Wood Workers and Trade Unions
Tolulope Daramola-International Forestry Students Association: Germany MG: Children and Youth t.daramola@yahoo.com
Limited opportunities to participate in the event are also available for those who are able to self-finance or find funding from other sources (e.g. their universities, organizations, or government departments). No registration fees will be required. These places will be provided on a first come, first served, basis. If you are interested in this possibility, register at the online registration section provided in the workshop website by clicking on the workshop website below.
For any other information regarding the global workshop contact:
Lambert Okrah
International Programs Manager
Canadian Environmental Network
39 McArthur Avenue, Level 1-1 Ottawa, ON Canada
K1L 8L7
lambert@rcen.ca
Workshop Website: www.mgi-forests.org
