Turning the Tide on Deforestation - virtual CPF side event at UNFF16

Turning the Tide on Deforestation - virtual CPF side event at UNFF16

Save the date Tuesday, 27 April 2021; 1:30 pm-2:45 pm EDT New York time; 19:30-20:45 CEST Rome time

Registration:

• Register here for the event 

Forests are key to realizing the 2030 Agenda, as they are a source of sustainable livelihoods, food, prosperity and resilience at a time of unprecedented planetary, health and economic crisis. We are not on track with halting deforestation. As it stands, the world loses 10 million hectares of forest each year – a loss comparable to the size of Iceland. For this reason, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for scaling up action on “Turning the tide on deforestation”, stating that “we must halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and change the way we farm.”

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) will launch its Joint Statement on Challenges and Opportunities in Turning the Tide on Deforestation, which presents sound scientific facts and figures around deforestation and the multidimensional services provided by forests. While the statement highlights the main challenges and opportunities of halting deforestation, it aims to facilitate informed global dialogue.

Programme:

Keynote speech:

• Launch of the Joint Statement on Challenges and Opportunities in Turning the Tide on Deforestation, Ms Mette Wilkie, Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and Director, FAO Forestry Division

Among the panelists:

• Ms Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, Director, Climate Change, Forestry Commission, Ghana
• Mr Pascal Martinez, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Global Environment Facility
• Ms Carole Saint-Laurent, Deputy Director Knowledge, Policy and Environmental Governance, International Union for Conservation of Nature
• Country representative (tbc)

More information:

• Event webpage
• UNFF16 session
• Collaborative Partnership on Forests
• FAO Liaison Office NY