The Second “D”: Addressing forest degradation with sustainable forest management ITTO/IUCN/FAO side event at Forest Day 2

The Second “D”:
Addressing forest degradation with sustainable forest management

An event hosted by the International Tropical Timber Organization, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, with the collaboration of the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat, Intercooperation (Switzerland) and Tropenbos (the Netherlands).

Objective
To send a clear message to the climate change community that the restoration of degraded forests through landscape-scale planning, the wide involvement of stakeholders, and sustainable forest management is critical for successful climate change mitigation, particularly REDD.

Format
Five thought-provoking expert panelists will introduce their views, followed by a general discussion and questions and answers.

Location: Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM HQ), Central Poznan
Time 11 am – 1 p.m.

Refreshments will be provided.

Speakers
Moderator
Dr Jurgen Blaser (Intercooperation)

Panelists
Margaret Skutsch, University of Twente, Netherlands
Eufran Amaral, State Secretary of Environment, Acre, Brazil
Nur Masripatin, Secretary for the Forestry Research and Development Agency, Indonesia
Panelist from Africa (Ghana tbc)
Panelist from Japan (Satoyama landscape management, name tbc)

Key questions to be addressed
• Why are sustainable forest management and forest landscape restoration key approaches for reducing emissions?
• What synergies can be achieved between climate change mitigation, food security and sustainable livelihoods at a forest landscape level?
• How can REDD investment risks be minimized through ecosystem stability and livelihood improvements?
• Can experiences with forest landscape restoration help reduce uncertainty and simplify complex REDD monitoring in degraded forests?
• How can intersectoral linkages be forged between forests and REDD-related climate change strategies?
• What are the challenges for obtaining acceptance by negotiators of forest landscape restoration and sustainable forest management as climate change mitigation strategies?

Expected outcomes

A strong message from the forest community to climate change negotiators on the opportunities generated by forest landscape restoration and sustainable forest management for climate change mitigation.