Forests and society a major theme at the XIV World Forestry Congress
Forest give food and oxygen, stabilize land, improve water quality and availability, reduce the effects of climate change, and provide spaces for cultural activities, reflection and enjoyment.
Convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and hosted in Durban by the Government of South Africa, the XIV World Forestry Congress (#Forests2015 on twitter) 7-11 September 2015, will have a strong focus on young people, women and local communities in defining a vision for a sustainable future of forests and forestry.
The major themes of the Congress are:
•People-centred forestry
•Socioeconomic issues
•Forests and forestry in national economic development.
Sacred wood in Cote d’Ivoire. Photo by Emilie Smith/ICRAF
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Director General Dr Tony Simons will be joined by the Centre’s researchers in sharing their findings and latest thinking around trees in forested, cultivated (agroforestry) and other types of landscapes. ICRAF researchers will be speaking at the Congress on the topics of forests and water; climate change, biodiversity; wood-based energy; biofuels; soil health; land regeneration; trees for better livelihoods, and food trees for nutrition, among other topics.
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Download: ‘ICRAF at World Forestry Congress 2015’ at: WFC program – final
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Sunday 6 September
Sunday 15:00 – 16:30
Room 21ABCG
High-level CPF dialogue (open event): Towards a vision on forests in the post-2015 era
Monday 7 September
Monday 12:45 – 14:15
Meeting room 11B
The hottest topic in forestry: how can we make woodfuels more sustainable?
Monday 12:45 – 14:15
Hall 3BC
The way forward via integrated South-South Cooperation
Monday 19:45 – 21:00
Hall 3BC
Innovative tools, methods and frameworks for sustainable landscape management
Monday 19:45 – 21:00
Room 11B
Gender in forest, agroforestry and tree value chains: examining interventions and impacts
Tuesday 8 September
Tuesday 10:00 – 17:30
Hall 3A
International Forests and Water Dialogue – This 2-day Special Event co-organized by FAO, IUFRO, INBAR and World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) will see the launch of a five-year Forests and Water Action Plan. The event continues to Wednesday, 9 September.
Tuesday 10:30 – 12:30
Room 22ABCG
World Café: How do we build greater resilience by integrating trees directly into farming systems?
Tuesday 12:45 – 14:15
Meeting room 21DEF
Wood and Charcoal for Household Energy: Global Perspectives and Local Practices
Tuesday, 14:15 – 16:15
Hall 5/6
Africa Day Special Event – A spotlight on Africa’s sustainable forest management challenges, achievements and opportunities
Tuesday 16:15 – 18:15
Hall 5/6
More than heat! Wood energy for the future: High Level Plenary Event on Wood Energy
Tuesday 18:15 – 19:30
Hall 2D
Addressing global challenges – land degradation, climate change and rural livelihoods: what is the role of tree genetic resources?
Tuesday 19:45 – 21:00
Hall 3BC
Forest landscape restoration: vision, progress and challenges in eastern and southern Africa
Tuesday 19:45 – 21:00
Hall 3A
Vibrant and thriving social forestry in Southeast Asia for investing in a sustainable future
Wednesday 9 September
Wednesday 10:00 – 17:00
Hall 3A
International Forests and Water Dialogue
Wednesday 12:45 – 14:15
Hall 2FH
Enhancing agroforestry to increase smallholders’ resilience: the example of the Agroforestry Technical Assistance Facility (ATAF) of the Moringa Fund
Wednesday 12:45 – 14:15
Meeting room 21DEF
Governance and institutional set up for implementing forest and landscape restoration
Wednesday 12:45 – 14:15
Room 12B
Les forêts pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition en Afrique Centrale
Wednesday 18:15 – 19:30
Hall 2FH
Scaling up success: re-greening degraded lands in six practical steps
Wednesday 18:15 – 19:30
Room 11CDE
From Costa Rica to the world: Sustainable Forest Management of Tropical Forests and Ecosystem Services
Thursday 10 September
Thursday 12:45 – 14:15
Hall 2D
It’s Official – trees are good for you: the magic of measurement
Thursday 12:45 – 14:15
Hall 1A
Gender matters in forestry – challenges and opportunities
Thursday 12:45 – 14:15
Hall 4D
No north without south, no south without north: the urgent need for an integrated view on global forests
Thursday 12:45 – 14:15
Hall 1B
Policy dialogue on social forestry in Southeast Asia: investing in a sustainable future for people and forests in ASEAN
Friday 11 September
Friday 12:45 – 14:15
Mystrals Lower, Exhibition Centre
LandCare: Providing a framework for community mobilization and appropriate structures for natural resource management
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Download PDF: ‘ICRAF at World Forestry Congress 2015’ at: WFC program – final
For live updates please follow us on twitter @icraf and the Congress hashtag #Forests2015.
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The full Congress programme is available at this link: http://bit.ly/1Jf4Jlz
