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Forests Policy & Practice

Workshop on the International
Arrangement on Forests beyond 2015
“A Country-Led Initiative in Support
of the UN Forum on Forests”

29-31 October 2014 | Beijing, China

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Highlights for Wednesday, 29 October 2014

The Workshop on the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) beyond 2015, a Country-Led Initiative in support of the UN Forum on Forests, opened today in Beijing, China. In the morning, participants heard opening speeches, including from Zhao Shucong, Minister of the State Forestry Administration, People’s Republic of China, who stated that improving forest governance systems was the main challenge for the post-2015 IAF.

In the morning and afternoon, participants met in a plenary session, co-chaired by Wu Zhimin (China) and Peter Besseau (Canada). Participants heard presentations on the Co-Chairs Summary of the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG) on the IAF, an Independent Assessment of the IAF, with a focus on future options, and on possible elements of a strategic plan for the IAF.

Participants asked questions and requested clarifications about the presentations, and shared general comments about the way forward for the IAF. Discussions centered around, inter alia: integration of the IAF with the post-2015 sustainable development agenda including through enhancement of the political profile of forests; the example of UN-Water as a potential model for an interagency coordination mechanism within the future of the IAF, and the costs and benefits of either expanding or streamlining the current IAF.

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Workshop on the International Arrangement on Forests beyond 2015 opens in Beijing


L-R: Liu Dongsheng, Vice Minister of the State Forestry Adminstration, China; Noel Nelson Messone, Chairman of the UNFF 11 Bureau; Zhao Shucong, Minister of the State Forestry Adminstration, China; and Clemens Neumann, Germany
Zhao Shucong, Minister of the State Forestry Adminstration, China
Noel Nelson Messone, Chairman of the UNFF 11 Bureau
Liu Dongsheng, Vice Minister of the State Forestry Adminstration, China
Raymond Landveld, AHEG Co-Chair
Peter Mayer, Austria
Peter Besseau, Co-Chair
Srećko Juričić, Croatia and Heikki Granholm, Finland
Marta Gaworska, Poland and Björn Merkell, Sweden
Meredith Stokdijk, New Zealand and Aysha Ghadiali, United States
Wu Shuirong and Jiang Yeheng, Chinese Academy of Forestry
Group photo of interpreters at the Workshop on IAF beyond 2015

Morning Plenary Session

L-R: AHEG Co-Chairs, Charles Barber, Raymond Landveld; Co-Chair, Wu Zhimin, Peter Besseau; Mita Sen, UNFF Secretariat; and Jürgen Blaser, Independent Consultant
Co-Chair Peter Besseau giving a presentation
Charles Barber, AHEG Co-Chair
Jürgen Blaser, Switzerland
Raymond Landveld, Suriname
Charles Barber and Raymond Landveld, AHEG Co-Chairs
Wu Zhimin and Peter Besseau, Co-Chairs
Levi A. Etwodu, Uganda
Jin Puchun, China
Ingwald Gschwandtl, Austria
L-R: Reem Hajjar, Jennifer Covert and Richard de Ferranti, IISD Writers; and Co-Chair Peter Besseau in conversation

Afternoon Plenary Session

Co-Chair Peter Besseau, and Mita Sen, UNFF Secretariat
Jürgen Blaser, Independent Consultant
Stephaine Caswell, Independent Consultant
Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland
M. Mamadou Mbodj, Sénégal
Meredith Stokdijk, New Zealand
Stephaine Caswell, Independent Consultant, presenting on possible elements of a "Strategic Plan" for the IAF
Heikki Granholm, Finland
Jessica Thomson, Canada
Godwin Kowero, African Forest Forum (AFF)
Elise Haber, South Africa
Vicente A. Bezerra, Brazil
Arvids Ozols, Latvia
AHEG Co-Chair Charles Barber (Middle) consulting with other delegates

Dinner Reception

Liu Dongsheng, Vice Minister of the State Forestry Adminstration, China,
giving his welcome address

Funding for coverage of this workshop has been provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland<

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