Klodens skove, klimaændringerne og FNs rolle

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please use our online registration form on

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And please do so no later than Wednesday, 18 March at 12.00 noon.

Background

One of the important topics in the global climate change negotiations has been how to reduce the emissions that come from the clearing and degradation of forests.

A major framework for this effort has been the establishment of REDD+, a series of measures to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

Because forests play a key role in the economies and livelihoods of many developing countries, REDD+ is not only about forest conservation but also about development and rights. REDD+ is therefore a complex and much debated aspect of efforts to address climate change.

This seminar will be an opportunity to discuss developments in the REDD+ process so far, including the achievements of the UN-REDD Programme, which currently operates in almost 60 tropical forest developing countries.

Based on the recent external evaluation and on the steps being taken to prepare a new strategy for the programme from 2016 to 2020, UN-REDD Programme adviser Mike Speirs will discuss

* the results,

* the challenges that have been encountered and the future direction of REDD+

* as well as the scope for further Danish engagement in this process.

This will be followed by comments from discussants and a plenary discussion.

Speakers

* Mike Speirs is Senior Advisor to the UN-REDD Programme Secretariat in Geneva, where his work includes preparation of the new UNREDD Programme’s strategy for 2016-2020.

He has also been involved in the steering committee for the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, and is currently on leave from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he has worked with climate change and environment programming since 1998.

* Jens Friis Lund is Associate Professor in Forest Governance in Developing Countries at the Department of Food & Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen.

He has worked extensively on forest governance and – rights in Tanzania, Nepal among others and is currently heading the research programme “Science and Power in Participatory Forestry”.

* Hlif Ivy Linnetved is climate change representative at Forests of the World, Denmark. She has participated in recent COPs as representative for Forests of the World, including the recent summit in Lima.

She follows the REDD+ negotiations and the policies and practical aspects of ensuring that indigenous rights and interests are addressed in forest conservation.

Programme

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