Forests at the heart of Sustainable Development

11th February 2019
by secretary

Paepard

7 February 2019. High-Level Conference on Forests at the heart of Sustainable Development

The event shed light on the diverse social, economic and environmental benefits linked to the sustainable management of forests, as well as to highlight forests and trees’ contribution to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The focus was given on illustrating the socio-economic benefits linked with forest resources as well as to underlining their crucial role in sustaining livelihoods and improving both rural and urban landscapes. The conference also provided an opportunity for institutional and multi-stakeholder exchange of views on the significance of forests for bringing about sustainable development, while raising public awareness about forest conservation and restoration, sustainable forest management and forest value chains, and the various socio-economic utilities of forest products and services.

Panel 1: Uncovering forests’ contribution to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Thierry Lucas, Head of Brussels office, UN Environment
Adrian Bebb, Senior Campaigner for Food, Agriculture and Biodiversity Programme, Friends of the Earth Europe
Thais Linhares-Juvenal, Team Leader Forest Governance and Economics, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Anke Schulmeister-Oldenhove, Senior Forest Policy Officer, WWF European Policy Office

Panel 2: Intra-EU forest policies and sustainable forest management

Andrea Vettori, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV)
Luc Bas, Director of European Regional Office, IUCN
Bernard de Galembert, Innovation and Bioeconomy Director, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Christine Farcy, Chair of the European Forestry Commission and Senior Research Fellow, UCLouvain

Panel 3: Sustainable forest management for sustainable development: the way forwar

Marjeta Jager, Deputy Director-General, European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO)
Mette Wilkie, Chief, Forestry Policy and Resources Division, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Massimiliano Paolucci, Special Representative to the European Union, World Bank
Hannah Mowat, Campaigns Coordinator, FERN

Source: PAEPARD FEED

Forests at the heart of Sustainable Development

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