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CIFOR at the 13th World Forestry Congress

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18-25 October 2009

Side events


Monday, 19 Oct
12.45–14.15

Presentation and roundtable discussion
Forests, human health and well-being: Findings of IUFRO's recent science initiatives
IUFRO Task Forces: Forests and Human Health, Traditional Forest Knowledge, Improving the Lives of People in Forests
Panelist: Peter Cronkleton
http://www.cfm2009.org/en/subseccion.asp?IdSeccion=138&IdSubseccion=360  

Tuesday, 20 Oct
18:30–20:30
Yellow Pavilion

Workshop
Managing forests in REDD: Linking sustainable forest management and forest degradation
Organisers: CIFOR, ONF International and CATIE
Contact person: Markku Kanninen

Thursday, 22 Oct
18.30–20.30

Presentation
Poverty Environment Network: Assessing the role of tropical forests in poverty alleviation
Organiser: Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen,
Contact person: Sven Wunder
http://www.cfm2009.org/en/subseccion.asp?IdSeccion=138&IdSubseccion=359

 

Strategies to strengthen capacity building of research and higher education in tropical forestry in post conflict situations
Organisers: CIFOR, EU and University of Kisangani
Contact person: Robert Nasi
Moderator: Cyrie Sendashonga

 

Roundtable discussion
Local governance for pro-poor smallholder development in the Amazon
Organisers: The Amazon Initiative Consortium, CIFOR, the Albert-Ludwigs Universisty Freiburg, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Freiburg
http://cfm2009.org/en/subseccion.asp?IdSeccion=138&IdSubseccion=333

 

Presentation
Biodiversity in forest landscapes: partnerships for conservation and sustainable communities
Organisers: International Model Forest Network Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
Panelist: Terry Sunderland

 

Presentation
Sustainable forest management at the Global Environment Facility: The new SFM Strategy for GEF-5 (2011-2014)
Organiser: Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Panelists: Markku Kanninen and Louis Verchot
http://www.cfm2009.org/en/subseccion.asp?IdSeccion=138&IdSubseccion=413  

Book launches


Monday, 19 Oct
12.45–14.15

Forests for people: Community rights and forest tenure reform
Edited by Anne Larson, Deborah Barry, Ganga Ram Dahal and Carol J. Pierce Colfer. Published by CIFOR and Earthscan, Bogor and London
Panelist: Peter Cronkleton
http://www.cfm2009.org/es/subseccion.asp?IdSeccion=111&IdSubseccion=360

 

IUCN Environmental Law Centre event: RBA book launch
Rights-based approaches to conservation: Presentation of complementary tools
Panelist: Terry Sunderland

 

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).