Poznan, 6 December 2008
Forests are now at the very centre of the climate change debate: Let’s get it right!
17 days left to get your Side Event submission in!
The deadline for abstract submissions - September 20, 2008 - is fast approaching. All those ideas that you’ve been thinking about doing, and talking about doing, get them down on paper. We only need a few hundred words.
The topic must address issues related to forests and climate change and align with the general objectives of Forest Day 2.
The Objectives of Forest Day 2:
• To raise awareness of the importance of forests to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• To move from the question of whether forests should be included in a post-2012 climate regime to the question of how forests should be included.
• To ensure that REDD mechanisms are designed in such a way as to ensure projects not only reduce deforestation, but provide livelihoods for the rural poor.
• To clarify specific strategies and opportunities for collaboration among a range of stakeholders.
Have you registered for Forest Day 2?
We have already received great interest in Forest Day 2 and anticipate another highly popular event, so please complete your online registration to secure your attendance.
Poster Session and Exhibition Booths
The poster session and exhibition booths are organized to provide as many forest experts and enthusiasts with the opportunity to showcase their activities and initiatives. This is a great opportunity not to be missed!
Submissions for posters and booths should be sent not later than October 10, 2008.
Co-hosted by CIFOR, the Government of Poland & the Polish State Forests NFH, and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF): • CIFOR • CBD Secretariat • FAO • GEF Secretariat • ICRAF • ITTO • IUCN • IUFRO • UNCCD Secretariat • UNDP • UNFF Secretariat • UNFCCC Secretariat • UNEP • World Bank
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www.cifor.cgiar.org/Events/COP14-ForestDay/forest_day2008.htm
2008 - COP14 in Poznan. On 1-12 December 2008, the 14th Conference of the Parties to Climate Convention - COP14 - serving as the 4th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP14/MOP4) will be held in Poznan, Poland. The Convention output achieved so far, as well as that under the Kyoto Protocol, will be summarized there.
Poland will make its best efforts in order to arrange this important international meeting in a manner leading to achievement of specific results aimed at stopping climate change and adaptation to inevitable changes. The Poznan meeting is also a milestone on the way towards consensus on the commitments concerning GHGs reduction that is to be reached during the Copenhagen COP in 2009.
During the Poznan Conference, particular emphasis will be put on identification of specific examples of successful technology transfer and of the actions on adaptation to climate change, so that these good practices could be promulgated. The Conference will attract about 8,000 participants from 190 countries. In connection with the Convention panels, it will form an important step leading towards specific actions aimed at the protection of the Earth climate. In his recent address delivered at the UN General Assembly, Professor Maciej Nowicki, Polish Environmental Minister, declared to organise a world exhibition in Poznan that will present innovative inventions and management solutions serving for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, beginning from the simplest solutions trough the most advanced technologies