Summary
The thirteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF13) resumed on Tuesday, 8 May 2018, at UN Headquarters in New York. In the morning, delegates continued their policy dialogue on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF) and the UNFF's input to the 2018 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The session featured a panel discussion on contribution of forests to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies. Panelists addressed the linkages between forests, sustainable production of forest products, water, climate and energy.
During lunch three side events were held: one hosted by FOREST EUROPE addressing “Forests and Sustainable Cities in Europe: Contribution of Forests and Sustainable Forest Management to Sustainable Living and Well-being in European Cities,” a second hosted by the Government of Indonesia on “Achieving SDG 15: Timber Legal Assurance System and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Implementation for Sustainable Forest Management,” and the third, hosted by the UNFF Secretariat, addressed “The Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network: 3 Years of Experience.”
In the afternoon, delegates began discussing the UNSPF Communications and Outreach Strategy, with a UNFF Secretariat presentation on the strategy and a panel discussion on “Power of communication for the successful implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests."
For details on the day’s discussions and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) meeting coverage, provided daily digital coverage, daily reports, and a summary and analysis report from UNFF13.
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Panel Discussion on Contribution of Forests to the Achievement
of the SDGs and Transformation towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies
Meine van Noordwijk, Chair, Global Forest Expert Panel (GFEP) on Science and Policy
Rosalie Matondo, Minister of Forest Economy, Congo
Michael Jenkins, President and CEO, Forest Trends, US
David Ellison, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Hiroto Mitsugi, Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)
David Ganz, Executive Director, Center for People and Forests, Thailand
Belfie Luaba Mutaba, Congo
Nasser Jaghoub, Palestine
Jorge Fernandez, Mexico
Argyro Zerva, EU
Jitendra Vir Sharma, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERi), India
Juha S. Niemelä, Ministry of the Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
Gary Bull, University of British Columbia
Megat Sany, Malaysia
Duncan Brack, Chatham House
Adam van Opzeeland, New Zealand
Emma Hatcher, Australia
Mubarak Alrashedi, Saudi Arabia
Moncef Khane, UNFF Secretary, and Manoel Sobral Filho, UNFF Director
Development of the UNSPF Communication and Outreach Strategy
UNFF13 Vice-Chair Luciana Melchert Saguas Presas
Caroline Liou, Forest Communicators Networks Asia Pacific
Rafael da Soler, Brazil
Jennifer Hayes, US Forest Service
Robert Grace, M&C Saatchi Abel, South Africa
Jasson Kalugendo, Forest Communicators Networks Africa
Mita Sen, UNFF Secretariat
Steffen Dehn, International Forestry Students
Around the Venue
