[PCA] Fw: Forum on Forests and Climate Change - WFC XIII Newsletter 15

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Just announced! A special session on forests and climate change at the 
Thirteenth World Forestry Congress (WFC XIII), according to WFC XIII 
Newsletter 15 (see below).  For more info on WFC, see: 
http://www.fao.org/forestry/56690/en/

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276

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Newsletter 15
Special Event on Climate Change
Forum on Forests and Climate Change: 
To Copenhagen and Beyond
Buenos Aires, 21 October 2009
 
Climate Change: Catalysing Synergies
Climate change is affecting the entire forest sector with all its 
stakeholders and is perceived as a common challenge. A decision for 
whether and how forests will be dealt with in the post 2012 climate 
arrangement is expected to be negotiated at the UNCCC COP 15 at 
Copenhagen, Denmark, in early December.
In preparation for Copenhagen 2009, the XIII World Forests Congress 
invites the global forest community to a Forum on Forests and Climate 
Change, a unique occasion for debate which aims to produce a 
recommendation of a technical nature, which will be presented to the UNCCC 
COP 15. 
 
Looking beyond 
Forests are at the ?green? core of many societies, especially in the 
developing world. There are several complex issues at stake. The joint 
recommendation will be the result of diverse views and knowledge sharing 
occurring among various forest-related actors. Key questions will be:
How can forests contribute to mitigating climate change and how can 
climate change impacts on forests and people be addressed? 
How rapidly do we need to act to make forest adaptation possible? 
What are the challenges and opportunities for forest sector in the wider 
context of climate change? 
Read the concept note 
www.wfc2009.org
 
 
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