From: Dr. Ernest Foli <mailto:[mailto:efoli@hotmail.com]>
[mailto:efoli@hotmail.com]
Subject: Input to the 2019 GSDR
Dear Colleagues,
We are writing to request your input to the 2019 Global Sustainable
Development Report (GSDR). The GSDR, mandated by the United Nations' Member
States in the outcome document of the 2012 Rio + 20 conference, is meant to
strengthen the science-policy interface and provide a strong evidence-based
instrument to support policymakers in promoting poverty eradication and
sustainable development.
The GSDR is being drafted by an independent group of scientists (IGS),
supported by a task team of six UN-system agencies. Profiles of the 15 IGS
members are found here:
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/globalsdreport/2019)
As part of its outreach efforts, the IGS is soliciting inputs from a diverse
group of scientific and non-scientific communities, from all over the world,
in the form of publications supported by short abstracts or descriptions of
case studies. Currently, we are requesting contributions in four major
areas:
(1) interactions among SDGs and their targets,
(2) transformation pathways towards sustainable development;
(3) looking beyond the SDGs (major issues identified by research which are
not explicitly taken into account in the SDGs), and
(4) the role of science for sustainable development. Contributions will be
acknowledged in the GSDR.
If you are interested in contributing to this important exercise, please
follow the below link to a questionnaire.
https://goo.gl/forms/bWjUsJmHPZCDkqxb2
With many thanks and kind regards,
Ernest Foli, PhD.
Member of the Independent Group of Scientists
Read an interview with Division 6 Coordinator Tuija Sievänen of the Natural
Resources Institute Finland, about the work in IUFRO Division 6 and the
All-Division Meeting at the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress.
The range of topics covered by Division 6 is broad and goes into all kinds
of issues related to the cultural and social aspects of forestry and
forests. This research can offer valuable input for the understanding of the
foresthuman relationship.
Division 6 had many good sessions at the Congress and there were a lot of
social aspects integrated into other sessions outside the Division. It is
good progress to see social sciences having such a large role in forest
sciences. Social issues are of growing interest in the forestry sector, and
the interest will continue to grow and a broad spectrum of research will be
done on those issues in future.
Download the PDF:
https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27615/6146/iufro2017-interwiew-d6_pdf/
Link to the IUFRO Blog:
http://blog.iufro.org/2017/10/06/on-social-aspects-of-forests-and-forestry/
Learn more about IUFRO Division 6:
https://www.iufro.org/science/divisions/division-6/
Dear IUFRO Division 6 members and colleagues,
IUFRO Division 6 Research Group 6.10.00 Rural Development and Division 4 Research Group 4.02.00 Forest Resources Inventory and Monitoring are organizing Session 39 - Beyond Carbon: REDD+ implementation in the local level during the IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress in Freiburg and would like to invite you to attend and involve in the discussion.
Session 39 - Beyond Carbon: REDD+ implementation in the local level
Time: Mon. 18/09/2017, 08:00 - 12:00 (Session 39 a and 39b)
Room: KG I - 1015 (Uni Freiburg)
The Session will present the experiences of implementing REDD+ in the field from at least 8 countries as well as concepts and way forward for the benefit sharing mechanism in REDD+.
We do hope to produce an invaluable recommendation for REDD+ implementation in the local level and would appreciate if you can attend this Session and involve in achieving this aim.
For your information, I enclose the presentation titles and attachment below. I would also appreciate if you can share this information to your colleagues who attend the Congress and have interest in REDD+.
Thank you for your attention and wish to see you soon in Freiburg.
Best regards,
Ellyn
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Session 39 - Beyond Carbon: REDD+ implementation in the local level
Session 39a
Time: Mon. 18/09/2017, 08:00 - 10:00
Room: KG I - 1015 (Uni Freiburg)
Presentation titles:
REDD+ activities at the local level - Lessons from community managed forests in the Heart of Borneo
Beyond carbon: a look on community-based forest conservation approach at a sub-national REDD+ demonstration site in the Philippines
Expectation and Disappointment: the social life of expectations in REDD+ pilot projects in Tanzania
Tailormade solutions for tenure security in REDD+ and community conservation projects
How to achieve effective participation of communities in the monitoring of REDD+ projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Assessing community capacity for MRV activities at pilot project level: comparison analysis from case study of Rwanda, Cameroon and DRC.
Session 39b
Time: Mon. 18/09/2017, 10:30 - 12:00
Room: KG I - 1015 (Uni Freiburg)
Presentation titles:
Village Forest Management Agreements (VilFoMA) as a performance-based payment scheme under REDD+ in Lao PDR
Spatial analysis of forest environmental tax as a scheme of Payment for Ecosystem Service: Suggestions to the REDD+
Schemes of Benefit Sharing in alternative livelihood strategies: potential of Geographical Indications of Non Timber Forest Products
Shifting Cultivation and REDD+ in Laos: Can the Village Development Grants deliver on stabilisation of shifting cultivation and CO2 emission reductions?
Are there differences between men and women's preferences for benefit sharing arrangements in REDD+ schemes?
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Ellyn K. Damayanti
