About 1,050 people, including more than 200 official climate change negotiators, attended Forest Day 5 on the sidelines of the 17th UNFCCC Conference of Parties in Durban on 4 December 2011. Participants at the discussion forums were asked to vote on a series of questions pertinent to forestry, climate change and particularly REDD+. These are the results from the afternoon sessions. Forest Day is convened by the Center for International Forestry Research on behalf of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. The 2011 event was hosted jointly with the Government of South Africa, through the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries.
2. Choose the option that best characterizes the organization that you are representing at Forest Day 5:
3. What is the most important change needed to take climate smart agriculture to scale?
4. What is the most important change needed to take climate smart agriculture to scale?
5. Given experiences in your country, how would you rate the importance of devolving control over natural resources to local people as a way to improve woodland management in a way which builds resilience to climate shocks?
6. Given experiences in your country, how would you rate the importance of devolving control over natural resources to local people as a way to improve woodland management in a way which builds resilience to climate shocks?
7. Assuming that rights to woodland resources are clearly defined, which of the following would be the best way to involve the private sector in improving woodland management and landscape restoration?
8. Assuming that rights to woodland resources are clearly defined, which of the following would be the best way to involve the private sector in improving woodland management and landscape restoration?
9. Which of the following climate investments would most effectively promote adaptation (e.g., by improving household food security) in dry woodlands?
10. Which of the following climate investments would most effectively promote adaptation (e.g., by improving household food security) in dry woodlands?
24. Choose the option that best characterizes the organization that you are representing at Forest Day 5:
25. Which of the following is the most important barrier to gender equitable policies and practices regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation in the forest sector?
26. Which of the following is the most important barrier to gender equitable policies and practices regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation in the forest sector?
27. Which of the following is the most important action that could be taken nationally to address these barriers?
28. Which of the following is the most important action that could be taken nationally to address these barriers?
29. Which of the following is the most important action that could be taken by the international community to enable governments to address barriers to gender equitable policies and practices?
30. Which of the following is the most important action that could be taken by the international community to enable governments to address barriers to gender equitable policies and practices?