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The 13th World Forestry Congress, co-organized by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Argentina, opened in the evening of Sunday, 18 October 2009 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Themed “Forests in Development: A Vital Balance,” over 4500 participants from international organizations, governments, academia, private sector and civil society, representing 160 nations, came together to discuss forest issues.
During this weeklong event, participants will convene in daily plenaries; two roundtables on forests and energy, and forests and climate change; over 60 thematic parallel technical sessions; and numerous other events and side events. The thematic sessions will focus on the themes of:
• Forests and biodiversity;
• Producing for development;
• Forests in the service of people;
• Caring for our forests;
• Development opportunities;
• Organizing forest development; and
• People and forests in harmony. |
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| Jacques Diouf, Director-General of FAO, highlighted the role of forests in providing food, shelter and supporting livelihoods as well as their potential to solve food security issues. |
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| Jia Zhibang, Minister of the Forest Administration, People's Republic of China, praised the adoption of principles of the Non-legally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests (NLBI) by many United Nations processes and organizations and discussed China’s efforts to improve forest management at home. |
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| Julián Domínguez, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Argentina, said that humans are the stewards of the environment and that the state must play a central role in its protection. |
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| Mario Gibeault, Director General of Forestry and Development Management of Quebec, Canada discussed the importance of principles of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) to Quebec’s current re-drafting of its forestry legislation. |
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| Presenters introduced the Tango Orchestra of the City of Buenos Aires |
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| Tango Orchestra of the City of Buenos Aires |
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FAO Resources
 XIII World Forestry Congress website
Programme
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IISD RS resources
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IISD RS coverage of Forest Day 1, 8 December 2007, Bali, Indonesia
IISD RS coverage of ITTC-43 and Associated Sessions of the Four Committees, 5-10 November 2007, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of ITTC-42 and Associated Sessions of the Four Committees, 7-12 May 2007, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
IISD RS coverage of UNFF7, 16-27 April 2007, UN Headquarters, New York, US
IISD RS coverage of Eighteenth session of the FAO Committee on Forestry, 12-16 March 2007, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of XIIth World Forestry Congress, 21-28 September 2003, Québec City, Canada
IISD RS archives on forests
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
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XIII World Forestry Congress (WFC 2009)
