<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">International Forest Day was established by the United Nations in 2013 and will occur every March 21! </font></div>
<div><span style><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style>This global celebration of forests provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests. </span><span style="line-height:18px">See more at UNITED NATIONS: </span><span style="line-height:14.976000785827637px;text-align:justify"><a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/" target="_blank">http://www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/</a></span></font></div>
<div style="line-height:18px"><span style="line-height:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:normal">Activities around the world....</span><br>
</font></div><div style="line-height:18px"><span style="line-height:normal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="line-height:18px"><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">UNITED NATIONS <span style="line-height:18.200000762939453px">Economic Commission for Europe</span>: <a href="http://www.unece.org/forests/forestsforfashion.html" target="_blank">http://www.unece.org/forests/forestsforfashion.html</a></font></div>
<div><span style="line-height:14.976000785827637px;text-align:justify"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This year’s celebration of the International Day of Forests will focus on innovative forest fibers, and how they contribute to a greener economy while being fashionable and marketable.</font></span></div>
</div><div style="line-height:18px"><span style="line-height:14.976000785827637px;text-align:justify"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">FAO: <a href="http://www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/en/" target="_blank">http://www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/en/</a></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:20.736000061035156px">The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed </span><strong style="line-height:20.736000061035156px">21 March </strong><span style="line-height:20.736000061035156px">the International Day of Forests. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns.</span><br>
</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">CITES: <a href="http://www.cites.org/eng/international_day_forests" target="_blank">http://www.cites.org/eng/international_day_forests</a><br>
</font></div><div><div style="line-height:18px"><span style="line-height:1.538em"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">On the International Day of Forests, CITES highlights the increasing use being made of the Convention to help countries along the path to sustainability in our forests.</font></span></div>
<div style="line-height:18px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div style="line-height:18px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">...and close to home</font></div>
<div style="line-height:18px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:18px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:15.600000381469727px;font-weight:bold">Native Tree Identification on the International Day of Forests - </span></font><span style="line-height:1.3em;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Atlantic States Legal Foundation [</span><a href="mailto:mmeyer02@aslf.org" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.3em;outline:0px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">mmeyer02@aslf.org</a><span style="line-height:1.3em;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">]</span></div>
<div style="line-height:18px"><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 30px;line-height:1.3em"><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">21 March 2014 15:00</font></div>
<div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">United States of America, Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse</font></div><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px">
<div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><div style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="margin:0px 0px 20px">Description:</span> Join ASLF and Dr. Don Leopold, SUNY-ESF Department Chair of Environmental and Forest Biology.</font></div>
</div></div></div></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">How will you celebrate?</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">FAO invites you to share what <span style="line-height:20.736000061035156px">you’ve done to celebrate the International Day of Forests by sending photos to: </span><a href="mailto:IDF@fao.org" style="outline:0px;text-decoration:none;line-height:20.736000061035156px" target="_blank">IDF@fao.org</a><span style="line-height:20.736000061035156px"> </span></font></div>
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