Invitation to join on-going Rio+20 Dialogue on Forests The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and the Governance, Environment & Markets Initiative at Yale cordially invite you to join the on-going Rio+20 Dialogue on forests. Forests have been chosen as one of ten themes to be addressed by the Rio+20 Dialogues in preparation for the forthcoming 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. These dialogues convened by the Government of Brazil form a unique opportunity for academic and civil society actors to contribute their innovative and transformative ideas on key issues in sustainable development. Conclusions and recommendations emanating from the dialogues will be conveyed directly to the heads of State and Government from June 16-19 immediately preceding the formal Rio deliberations from June 20-22. The Rio+20 Dialogue on forests is moderated by a team of scientists from Yale University, The University of Sao Paulo/ ESALQ and CIFOR.You are encouraged to participate in the online portion of the dialogues as soon as possible to share your opinions, experiences, research findings, case studies and project results and publications on forests. You are more than welcome to share this invitation with your networks and organizations. Sign up at: https://www.riodialogues.org <https://www.riodialogues.org/> Or contact Ms. Ainsley Lloyd at ainsley.lloyd(a)yale.edu. Thank you for joining us and for contributing to a sustainable future for forests. Ben Cashore Task Force Coordinator of IUFRO Task Force "International Forest Governance (IFG)" Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies