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12th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF12)

1-5 May 2017 | UN Headquarters, New York

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	Moncef Khane, UNFF12 Secretary and Njeri Kariuki, UNFF Secretariat with the SDG5 panel


	The twelfth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF12) resumed on Tuesday, 2 May 2017, at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, delegates continued their discussions on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF), engaging in a technical discussion and exchange of experiences by taking part in a panel on the contribution of forests to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 (No poverty). In the afternoon, technical discussions continued with a panel discussion on the contributions of forests to the achievement of SDG5 (Gender equality).
	IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from UNFF12. Photos by IISD/ENB \| Francis Dejon For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page


	L-R: Godwin Kowero, African Forest Forum (AFF); Gerhard Dieterle, Executive Director, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); Uma Lele, Independent Scholar, Keynote Speaker; Wu Zhimin, UNFF Bureau member; Moncef Khane, UNFF12 Secretary; Chip Barber, World Resources Institute (WRI), Moderator; and Frances Seymour, Center for Global Development


	Chip Barber, WRI, Moderator


	Wu Zhimin, UNFF Bureau member


	Gerhard Dieterle, Executive Director, ITTO


	Uma Lele, Independent Scholar, Keynote Speaker


	Delegates viewed a presentation by Uma Lele, Independent Scholar, Keynote Speaker


	Frances Seymour, Center for Global Development


	Godwin Kowero, AFF


	Delegates viewed a presentation by Frances Seymour, Center for Global Development


	Catalina Santamaria, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat


	Xiao Wenfa, China


	Argyro Zerva, EU


	Ismail Parlan, Malaysia


	Peter deMarsh, International Family Forestry Alliance, Farmers and Small Forest Landowners Major Group


	Armando Alanis, Mexico


	Maureen Whelan, Canada


	Vladimir Dmitriev, Russian Federation


	Hao Ying, International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR)


	L-R: Cecile Ndjebet, African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF), Marilyn Headley, Forestry Department, Jamaica, Baudelaire Ndong Ella, UNFF Bureau member, Moncef Khane, UNFF12 Secretary, Njeri Kariuki, UNFF Secretariat, Seemin Qayum, UN Women, and Latha Swamy, Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)


	Seemin Qayum, UN Women


	Baudelaire Ndong Ella, UNFF Bureau member


	Isilda Nhantumbo, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)


	Cecile Ndjebet, REFACOF


	Marilyn Headley, Forestry Department, Jamaica


	Latha Swamy, WEDO


	Jessika Carvajal, Colombia


	Emma Hatcher, Australia


	Katherin Delgado, Peru


	Javad Momeni, Iran


	Adams Toussaint, Saint Lucia


	Björn Merkell, Sweden


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European Union (EU) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

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	IISD Reporting Services is grateful to the many donors of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) and recognizes the following as core contributors to the ENB: the EU, the Government of Switzerland (the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)), the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. General Support for the Bulletin during 2017 is provided by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, SWAN International, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Ministry of Environment (through the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies - IGES).