Events

22 - 24 May 2012. Forests for People – International experiences and the vital role for the future

Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria

The conference is one important part of the new IUFRO strategy based on six thematic areas. The aim of this conference is to build a systematic body of knowledge about “forest for people” and its various facets, including possible future trends and challenges. This conference and the following up process want to integrate not only the knowledge across all divisions but include the knowledge outside IUFRO.
More info: http://ffp2012.boku.ac.at/

 

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 06:08

29 - 31 May 2012. Climate Adaptation Futures: Second International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2012

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Co-hosted and convened by the University of Arizona in the southwestern United States and by UNEP’s Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA), the conference focuses on adaptation to climate variability and change. The conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share insights into the challenges and opportunities that adaptation presents.  It will showcase cutting-edge research from around the world, focusing on themes of equity and risk, learning, capacity building, methodology, and adaptation finance and investment. It will explore practical adaptation policies and approaches, and share strategies for decision making from the international to the local scale.
More info: http://www.adaptation.arizona.edu/adaptation2012

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 05:24

19 June 2012. Conference: Forests, the 8th Roundtable at Rio +20

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Forests: The 8th Roundtable at Rio+20 will discuss new research findings – and remaining knowledge gaps -- and their policy implications for integrating forests into the solutions to four key challenges to progress toward a green economy: Energy, food and income, water, and climate.

More information: the-8th-roundtable-at-rio-20

 

Last Updated on Monday, 07 May 2012 09:14

20 - 22 June 2012. UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)

Rio De Janeiro

This meeting is also referred to as Rio+20. The UN General Assembly, in December 2009, adopted a resolution calling for a UNCSD to be convened in Brazil in 2012. This meeting will mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), which convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The General Assembly resolution specifies that a three-day PrepCom should convene in May 2010, a two-day PrepCom should convene in February-March 2011, and a three-day PrepCom should convene immediately before UNCSD.
More info: http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2012 05:25