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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 Thursday, 30 October 2014

On the second day of the Workshop on the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) beyond 2015, being held in Beijing, China, participants met in plenary sessions and breakout groups to discuss elements of a future IAF.

In the morning plenary, participants heard presentations on regional processes and partnerships, including on the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), and the negotiations of a European legally-binding agreement (LBA) on forests.

Participants then met in two breakout groups to discuss: strengthening regional and sub-regional involvement in the IAF; strengthening the role and functioning of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF); strengthening involvement of Major Groups in the IAF; low-cost, high-value, achievable actions relevant to a two- to three-year horizon; and up-scaling the Facilitative Process. Participants highlighted: the importance of regional processes within a global forest architecture; the CPF’s role in SFM implementation; the difficulties of increasing involvement of Major Groups given the current UN system rules; increasing the profile of UNFF through specific communication actions; and the continued difficulties of accessing funding through the Facilitative Process.

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(Middle) Hans Friederich, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, having a discussion with (L-R) Jan McAlpine, Independent Expert; Oliver Frith, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan; Avhashoni Renny Madula, South Africa; and Elise Haber, South Africa


L-R: Ingwald Gschwandtl, Austria; Natalia Shimada, Brazil; Co-Chairs Peter Besseau and Wu Zhimin; Rowena Watson, the United States; and Co-facilitator Sibylle Vermont
Natalia Shimada, Brazil, giving a presentation
Rowena Watson, the United States, presented to plenary
Ingwald Gschwandtl, Austria, presented to plenary
Co-facilitators Sibylle Vermont and Elise Haber
Jürgen Blaser, Switzerland, and
Godwin Kowero
, African Forest Forum (AFF)
Hans Friederich, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, and
Charles Barber
, World Resources Institute
Vicente A. Bezerra, Brazil, consulting with M. Mamadou Mbodj, Sénégal

Topic One: ‘Strengthening regional and sub-regional involvement in the IAF’

Hattori Koji, Japan
Avhashoni Renny Madula, South Africa
Jose Pinto-Barzurco, Peru
Heikki Granholm, Finland
André Jules Madingou, Gabon
Achille Orphée Lokossou, Benin

Topic Two: 'Strengthening the role and functioning of the CPF'

Eva Mueller, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Meredith Stokdijk, New Zealand
Matthias Reiche, Germany

Topic Three: 'Strengthening the involvement of Major Groups in the IAF'

Co-facilitator Elise Haber

Peter Mayer, Austria
Aysha Ghadiali, the United States
Charles Barber, World Resources Institute

Topic Four: 'Low-cost, high-value actions relevant to a 2-3 year horizon'

Ichiro Nagame, Japan
Harold L.W. Chisale, Malawi
Amina Akida Ally Bohero, Tanzania
M. Abdelaziz Hammoudi, Morocco
Xiao Wenfa, China
Kaoussou Diombera, Guinea-Bissau

Topic Five: 'Up-scaling the Facilitative Process'

Co-Chair Peter Besseau
Georg Rappold, Austria
Godwin Kowero, African Forest Forum (AFF)
Zheng Zhong, China
Arvids Ozols, Latvia, checking out the iisd.ca website

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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