INVITATION 30 May 15:00 CEST: Stockholm+50: Protect, restore and sustainably use forest
by Brigitte Burger
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Protect, restore and sustainably use forests:
building blocks for environmental and economic recovery
Stockholm+50 Associated Event
Monday, 30 May 2022
15.00 -16.15 PM CEST
Register here: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NMpI_BzoTsCKa4SHmS1sHg
Forests and trees can play a crucial role in addressing planetary challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss while moving towards sustainable economies and increasing food security.
The State of the World’s Forests 2022 (SOFO2022) provides three pathways to implement this new perspective of making development work with the environment: ‘protect’: measures for halting deforestation; ‘restore’: making land more productive, and ‘use’: investments in building economically viable green value chains that provide resilient livelihoods. SOFO2022 is a contribution to the implementation of SDG 15 (Life on Land) and the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests and its Global Forest Goals.
Important commitments regarding the world’s forests have been made at the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (UNFCCC COP26), the United Nations Environment Assembly 5.2 (UNEA 5.2), the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF17), and the Seoul Forest Declaration and the Ministerial Call on Sustainable wood adopted at World Forestry Congress (WFC) 2022.
Join FAO and Members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests in this discussion on interfaces between protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests as building blocks for a green recovery. Together they can conserve nature, better provide for human well-being, and contribute to inclusive recovery, build resilient and sustainable economies.
Additional information on the State of the World’s Forests<https://www.fao.org/publications/sofo/2022/en/>.
Agenda
Moderation: Alexander Buck, Executive Director, IUFRO
* High-level opening
Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General, FAO and Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
* Setting the scene:
Three building blocks: Protection, restoration, and sustainable use of forests
John Parrotta, US Forest Service and President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
* Panel discussion: Linking the interface between the three building blocks
* Restore and use: the potential of agroforestry
Johan Ekeström, Burgapha Agroforestry, Laos
* Use and protect: Wood: a renewable construction material
Petri Heino, Program Director, Wood building program, Ministry of the Environment, Finland
* Protect and restore: ecosystem payments for carbon farming
Gabriela Violeta Soto Nilo, Department for Climate Change and Environmental Services, National Forest Commission, Chile
* Local actors and communities as partners on the ground
Cécile Ndjebet, 2022 CPF Wangari Maathai Forest Champion
* Open Discussion:
Protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests: How can these three building blocks make development work with the environment?
* Closing Remarks: Building forward: Investing into forest-based solutions
Mirey Attalah, Coordinator Nature for Climate branch, UN Environment Programme, UNEP
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Call for Applications - MSc Tropical Forestry at TU Dresden, Germany
by Franziska Leonhardt
We are inviting you to share this with interested students.
Check out our website (QR code) and the attached poster for more
information!
With best regards,
Franziska Leonhardt
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Franziska Leonhardt
Students Tutor
Technische Universität Dresden
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products
Chair of Tropical Forestry
01062 Dresden, Germany
Tel.: +49 351 463-31851
Fax.: +49 351 463-31820
Office: Cotta-Bau, Room 0.14
E-Mail:tropentutor@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Web:http://www.forst.tu-dresden.de/Inter/
Blog:https://tropicalforestry.wordpress.com/
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Engineered Bamboo for Sustainable Construction May 17-19 <virtual>
by Susanne Lucas, Executive Director WBO
Engineered Bamboo for Sustainable Construction Conference <virtual> [https://bambooconference.com/]May 17 - 19, 2022
Photo credit: BamCore
Key Dates: Registration is OPEN! [https://bambooconference.com/registration/]Registration Deadline: May 15, 2022Engineered Bamboo for Sustainable Construction Conference <virtual>May 17 - 19, 2022
We are pleased to announce an international conference on Engineered Bamboo for Sustainable Construction 2022, organized jointly by the University of British Columbia, the World Bamboo Organization and Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University. The conference will be held online, and registration is free. [https://bambooconference.com/registration/]
The conference will focus on the use of bamboo in construction, with particular emphasis on the rapidly growing use of engineered bamboo. This sustainable material is evolving rapidly, and the conference will look at how it is being incorporated into an increasingly diverse range of uses. On the first day, the conference will look at products and applications, including product examples, the road to commercialization, and research needs. The second day will present the latest research results and innovative ideas for bamboo in construction. The third and final day will look at the environmental rationale for using bamboo, including carbon emissions and the circular economy.
SEE PROGRAM DETAILS HERE. [https://bambooconference.com/program/]
Photo credit: WBO : Yixing bamboo forest
Organizing Committee
Chunping Dai (Co-Chair), Leader, Bamboo Applications and Manufacturing (BAM) Lab, Department of Wood Sciences at UBC
Susanne Lucas (Co-Chair), Executive Director, World Bamboo Organization
Ian De La Roche, Adjunct Professor, Dept of Forest Research Management, UBC
John Innes, Professor, Faculty of Forestry, UBC, and current President of the Commonwealth Forestry Association
International Advisory Committee
Benhua Fei, Executive Deputy Director, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan
Yiping Lou, Director, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
Hal Hinkle, Director, World Bamboo Foundation
Cherla Sastry, Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto
Kewei Liu, Global Bamboo Construction Programme Coordinator, International Network of Bamboo and Rattan
Photo credit: LAMBOO Technologies LLC
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE,
please contact WBO via email: [info(a)worldbamboo.net]
Upcoming Meeting: NOCMAT - June 2022 [https://nocmat.lasaweb.org/]
NOCMAT is the international forum for researchers and practitioners who seek to apply non-conventional materials and technologies in the service of providing safe, sustainable, and affordable construction in a manner that respects local customs and promotes ecological harmony
For all info, please go to the website: [https://nocmat.lasaweb.org/]
World Bamboo Organization
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