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FOREST DAY PROGRAMME

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Registration & Poster Session

Time: 09.00-10.00

The range of focus is impressive, featuring many different perspectives on forests and climate change, including: current research initiatives and project syntheses; results and case studies; recommendations and methodologies.

SESSION 1
Opening Plenary

Time: 10.00-11.30

Opening Plenary
Venue: Grand Ball Room

SESSION 2
Parallel Side Events

Time: 12.00 - 13.30

Carbon emission abatement costs from reduced deforestation
Carbon Market & other Funding for Reducing Emissions From Tropical Deforestation
Drivers of deforestation and implications for incentive schemes
Estimating REDD and Afforestation Carbon and Economic Benefits, and Addressing Implementation Issues

Evolving a Technical Sourcebook for REDD Implementation

Forests, climate change and the forest industry – The business perspective Introduction

High Conservation Value (HCV) Forests and land use planning for REDD

Linking decision-making with knowledge about forest adaptation to climate change – the contribution of the Joint CPF Initiative on Science and Technology

Maximizing multiple benefits for climate, communities and biodiversity from forest carbon projects

SFM for REDD: from acronyms to implementation in the tropics

Sustainable forest management and climate change mitigation: building on past experience.

The Forests Now Declaration: Forests Now in the Fight Against Climate Change

The future of the land use sector in carbon markets

SESSION 3
Crosscutting Themes

Time: 14.00 - 15.30

Crosscutting Themes 1: Setting the baseline and estimating the forest carbon - methodological challenges

Crosscutting Themes 2: Markets and governance: Can we make them work?

Crosscutting Themes 3: Efficiency V Equity- What are the trade offs and can they be managed?

Crosscutting Themes 4: Adaptation to climate change: Achieving increased resilience and livelihood improvements

SESSION 4
Parallel Side Events

Time: 16.00-17.30

Biofuel for climate change mitigation and sustainable development? A legal perspective on the opportunities and challenges of biofuel in developing countries
Boreal Forests Role in Fighting Climate Change
Experiences in National-Level Deforestation Baseline Analysis
Estimating Carbon Stocks and Changes in Forested Landscapes
Getting Ready for the Forest Carbon Market
Old subject, new tricks? How will existing forestry institutions deliver climate-conscious forest management?
Perspectives toward Healthy Tropical Forest
Making REDD Work for the Poor
Reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries (REDD): Concept and practical efforts
Synergies between the Rio Conventions: carbon forestry projects that contribute to biodiversity conservation and combating degradation.
Sustainable Forests and Carbon Management
Tools and Incentives for Optimizing Biodiversity Benefits of REDD

SESSION 5
Closing Plenary

Time: 17.45-18.15

Closing Plenary
Venue: Grand Ball Room B

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).