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Opening Session: Forestry in a Changing World

Organizer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

09.00-09.10

Introduction

09.10-10.15

Welcome remarks

  • His Excellency, Hoang Trung Hai, Deputy Prime Minister, Vietnam

  • Jan Heino, ADG of FAO Forestry

Keynote Address:

  • Ms. Sunita Narain, Director of the Centre for Science and Environment

10.15-10.45

Coffee/tea/tea break

10.45-11.50

  • Keynote Address: Prof. Norman Myers, Fellow at 21st Century School, Green College and Said Business School, University of Oxford

Introductory remarks from the international research community

  • Dr. Frances Seymour, Director-General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

11.50-12.00

Presentation of gifts

12.00

Announcements

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).