Highlights from Wednesday, 18 November

On the second day of the meeting, participants convened in a special session to hear statements by: Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, UN; Felix Finkbeiner, Plant for the Planet Student Initiative; and Wei Wei, famous Chinese singer and environmental activist. This was followed by a plenary session, during which participants heard presentations on experiences and lessons learned in implementing NFPs and the NLBI to improve livelihoods and eradicate poverty from the representatives of Major Groups.
In the afternoon plenary, participants heard presentations on actions by members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) to support implementation of NFPs and the NLBI, focusing on forests for people, livelihoods and poverty eradication. These presentations were made by representatives of FAO, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the International Union of Forestry Research Organization (IUFRO).
Participants also reconvened in four working groups during the morning and afternoon to continue discussions and prepare conclusions and recommendations on: policy, legal and organizational frameworks; sustainable production of goods and services; national arrangements to mobilize finance; and capacity building and participatory approaches.

Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) resources
Meeting website
Background documents

General resources
National Forest Programme
NFP Facility
UNFCCC REDD Platform
The Convention on Biological Diversity: Programme on Forests
FAO Forestry
United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests

IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Forty-fifth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-45) & Associated Sessions of the Committees, 9-14 November 2009, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of the CLI on Financing for Sustainable Forest Management in Support of the UNFF: The Paramaribo Dialogue, 20 April - 1 May 2009, UN Headquarters, New York, US
IISD RS coverage of the Eighth session of the UNFF, 20 April - 1 May 2009, UN Headquarters, New York, US
IISD RS coverage of the Nineteenth session of the FAO Committee on Forestry, 16-20 March 2009, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of ITTC-44, 3-8 November 2008, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of ITTC-43, 5-10 November 2007, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of ITTC-42, 7-12 May 2007, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
IISD RS coverage of the CLI in Support of the Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPOW) of the UNFF: Charting the Way Forward to 2015, 13-16 February 2007, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
IISD RS coverage of the UNFF Country-Led Initiative on Lessons Learned in Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting on Implementation of IPF/IFF Proposals for Action, 17-20 March 2003, Viterbo, Italy
IISD RS archive of forestry meetings
Global forest policy backgrounder
Forests-L - A news and announcement list on forest policy issues
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
African Regional Coverage