The document provides information about a youth workshop taking place parallel to the Interlaken+10 Country-Led Initiative on sustainable forest management. The youth workshop will bring together young people to prepare a statement on international forest governance to present at the UNFF11 conference in May 2015. The statement will include a youth vision for forest governance and proposals for how youth can become more involved in the policy process. The workshop agenda aims to build understanding of forest policy issues and develop the content for the youth statement through working groups, presentations, and networking with policymakers.
OECD Workshop: Learning from crises and fostering the continuous improvement ...OECD Governance
Presentation by Maaike van Tuyll, Ministry of Security and Justice, the Netherlands.
The workshop on “Learning from crises and fostering the continuous improvement of risk governance and management”, jointly organised with the governments of the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, was held in Oslo, Norway on 17-18 September 2014. More information is available at www.oecd.org/gov/risk/high-level-risk-forum-oslo-workshop-2014.htm
Opening Remarks by Regional Advisor to the RCE Community in AfricaESD UNU-IAS
Opening Remarks by Regional Advisor to the RCE Community in Africa
Prof. Goolam Mohamedbhai
9th African Regional RCE Meeting
5-7 August, 2019, Luyengo, Eswatini
OECD Workshop: Learning from crises and fostering the continuous improvement ...OECD Governance
Presentation by Maaike van Tuyll, Ministry of Security and Justice, the Netherlands.
The workshop on “Learning from crises and fostering the continuous improvement of risk governance and management”, jointly organised with the governments of the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, was held in Oslo, Norway on 17-18 September 2014. More information is available at www.oecd.org/gov/risk/high-level-risk-forum-oslo-workshop-2014.htm
Opening Remarks by Regional Advisor to the RCE Community in AfricaESD UNU-IAS
Opening Remarks by Regional Advisor to the RCE Community in Africa
Prof. Goolam Mohamedbhai
9th African Regional RCE Meeting
5-7 August, 2019, Luyengo, Eswatini
In this empowering talk stemming from his own experience with city and government 2.0 projects, Purchia discusses an emerging generation of civic tech leaders who are helping to transform government. This presentation was given on October 16, 2010 @ UC Berkeley.
http://westcon2010.org/schedule/#brian-purchia
Here is the Open Government presentation I gave in Guadalajara, Mexico on May 17, 2010 for the ITESO conference (http://www.sicp.iteso.mx/) on the role of social media in government hosted by CNN en Español.
Video from the conference: http://bit.ly/biDVtW
According to commentary, strategic plan provides for reaching the following indicators of growth: manufacturing industry share in GDP by 2015 will total 12,5%, by 2020 – not less than 13%; non-raw material export in total export will grow by 10 to 40% by 2015 and 45% by 2020; labor efficiency in manufacturing industry will increase 1,5 times by 2015 and twice by 2020; labor efficiency in agriculture will increase twice by 2015 and 4 times in 2020, GDP power intensity to decrease by 10% by 2015 and not less than 25% — by 2020.
Introduction to Network of Networks at the Working Group Meeting Network 2020. Presentation given by Annette Friberg, Chief Networking Officer at Europeana Foundation
Interview of the managing partner of Linkage & Mind Kazakhstan law firm, Madina Sypatayeva on The legal compliance challenges in M&A transactions in Kazakhstan to London issue Lawyer Monthly.
In this empowering talk stemming from his own experience with city and government 2.0 projects, Purchia discusses an emerging generation of civic tech leaders who are helping to transform government. This presentation was given on October 16, 2010 @ UC Berkeley.
http://westcon2010.org/schedule/#brian-purchia
Here is the Open Government presentation I gave in Guadalajara, Mexico on May 17, 2010 for the ITESO conference (http://www.sicp.iteso.mx/) on the role of social media in government hosted by CNN en Español.
Video from the conference: http://bit.ly/biDVtW
According to commentary, strategic plan provides for reaching the following indicators of growth: manufacturing industry share in GDP by 2015 will total 12,5%, by 2020 – not less than 13%; non-raw material export in total export will grow by 10 to 40% by 2015 and 45% by 2020; labor efficiency in manufacturing industry will increase 1,5 times by 2015 and twice by 2020; labor efficiency in agriculture will increase twice by 2015 and 4 times in 2020, GDP power intensity to decrease by 10% by 2015 and not less than 25% — by 2020.
Introduction to Network of Networks at the Working Group Meeting Network 2020. Presentation given by Annette Friberg, Chief Networking Officer at Europeana Foundation
Interview of the managing partner of Linkage & Mind Kazakhstan law firm, Madina Sypatayeva on The legal compliance challenges in M&A transactions in Kazakhstan to London issue Lawyer Monthly.
The Uganda National Forest Stewardship Standard approved and launched; what a...ENVIRONMENTALALERTEA1
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) is an independent, not for profit, nongovernment organization established to support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests.
FSC’s vision is, ‘that the world’s forests meet the social, ecological, and economic rights and needs of the present generation without compromising those of future generations.’
The Uganda National Forest Stewardship Standard approved and launched; what a...Dr. Joshua Zake
A presentation made during the 2nd Uganda Water and Environment Week held in Entebbe, Uganda. Recently, Uganda concluded the process for development of the National Forest Stewardship Standard. It was a very successful process because the standard was approved by the Forest Stewardship Council and launched by the Ministry of Water and Environment. Thus, Uganda is the 1st country in Africa and the 8th in world to have such a standard.
In this paper the process for development of the Uganda National Forest Stewardship Standard is described, highlighting the key lessons learnt. Furthermore, it provides a reflection on the key opportunities along this process, which could be tapped into to advance full implementation of the standard to contribute to responsible forest management through forest certification.
The methods and approaches used in the compilation of the paper is largely literature review and synthesis of relevant documents and publications in respect to forest certification and standards development.
The standard provides a national framework for promotion of responsible forest management through certification. However, there are several opportunities that must be harnessed for the intended aspirations and outcomes of the standard to be achieved. It requires development and implementation of a structured and institutionalized roadmap for operationalization of the standard. The stakeholders involved in the development of the standard should equally and effectively be involved in the development and implementation of this road map. The Ministry of Water and Environment through the Forest Sector Support Department should effectively coordinate this process.
Presentación de Loida Garcia-Febo para el webinar "Las bibliotecas e la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible" (https://youtu.be/jBsQlj1auzk)
The Strategic Plan serves as a reference framework for the forest-related work of the United Nations system and for the fostering of enhanced coherence, collaboration and synergies among United Nations bodies and partners towards the vision and mission. It also serves as a framework to enhance the coherence of and guide and focus the work of the international arrangement on forests and its components.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In order to achieve the goals set out in the framework convention, both small and big projects alike need financing, in particular in developing countries.
The Standing Committee of Finance therefore has guidelines in order to know which type of projects should be prioritised, both thematically and geographically. These projects are currently financed through the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), and their current conditions will be discussed in detail in order to comprehend how the current main system of climate change grants and loans to developing countries operates.Countries having signed up to Annex II distinguish two types of aid, being financial and technical support.
Our discussion will focus on the financial aid, given to projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions – commonly referred to as “climate change mitigation” – and to projects manageing the impact of climate change – also known as “climate change adaptation”.
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Olivia Sanchez Badini &
Anna Stemberger
UNFF Children and Youth Focal Points
Purpose of Meeting
u Youth Workshop will take place in parallel to the rest of the CLI
u Since the formation of UNFF, there has been limited involvement from the Major Groups.
Interlaken+10 poses a fantastic opportunity to gather and prepare input for UNFF11
u Connect with each other and with policy negotiators (CLI time, lunches, field trips)
u Thanks to IFSA leadership, UNFF support, Helvetas, and the generous contributions
of the German and Swiss governments (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Swiss Federal Environment Agency, Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC)), the resources became available for a youth
meeting to establish a youth statement on the future International Arrangement
on Forest (IAF)
u Competitive selection process + strong IFSA presence!
u Interlaken+10 outcome: content for a 3 min speech + policy paper for UNFF 11 at
the UN HQ in May 2015
u Deliverables: presentation to experts, presentation to CLI, outline of policy paper
u Learning process J (debriefing, support system)
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Structure of Youth Statement
u Part A: Establish a youth vision for international forest governance
u Discussion from the working groups topics will inform this process
u Should be an honest expression of our youth values as stakeholders
u Does not have to be constrained by UNFF framework, there is the flexibility to be
idealistic and inspiring
u Part B: Youth Involvement in International Forest Governance
u Critically evaluate opportunities for political pathways for youth to inform policy
u Propose structural changes to the IAF
u Inform policy makers on specific actions we as youth would like to see
u Clearly communicate “how can youth become more involved”
May Anne Then
IFSA President
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Markus Pfannkuch
Fabian Leu
Michael Alder
HAFL Forest Policy Students
United Nations Forum on Forests
A brief overview
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UNFF Timeline
u 1992-United Nations Conference on Environment “Rio Earth Summit” adopts
the Forest Principals and Agenda 21 which includes a chapter on combating
deforestation
u 2000-United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) establishes UNFF
and the International Arrangement on Forests based on Rio
u 2001-Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is created
u 2006-UNFF agrees on the four Global Objectives on forests
u 2007-UN General Assembly adopted the “Non-Legally Binding Instrument on
all Types of Forests” (NLBI) aka the Forest Instrument
International Arrangement on Forests
United Nations
Forum on
Forests
UN General Assembly
Collaborative
Partnership
on Forests
Major
Groups
UNFF
member
countries
ECOSOC
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Major Groups
u UNFF is a multi-stakeholder process, where civil-society is represented
through the Major Groups.
u Major Groups members
u Women
u Children and Youth
u Indigenous People
u NGOs
u Workers and Trade Unions
u Business and Industry
u Scientific and Technological Communities
u Farmers and Small Forest Landowners
Collaborative Partnership on Forests
(CPF)
u The scientific body that informs the forum, bridges the science-policy gap
u 14 members, 10 UN organizations
u Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
u International Tropical Timber Organization (IUCN)
u Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
u Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
u United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
u United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
u United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
u United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
u United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFF)
u World Bank
u International Union of Forest Researcher Organization (IUFRO)
u Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
u International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
u World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)
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Global Objectives on Forests (2006)
1. Reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest
management (SFM), including protection, restoration, afforestation and
reforestation, and increase efforts to prevent forest degradation;
2. Enhance forest-based economic, social and environmental benefits, including
by improving the livelihoods of forest-dependent people;
3. Increase significantly the area of sustainably managed forests, including
protected forests, and increase the proportion of forest products derived
from sustainably managed forests; and
4. Reverse the decline in official development assistance for sustainable forest
management and mobilize significantly-increased new and additional financial
resources from all sources for the implementation of SFM.
The Forest Instrument (NLBI) 2007
u NLBI is the first comprehensive international policy instrument dealing with
all types of forests
u Purpose: creating an enabling environment for SFM, provides a framework on
“what” to do to achieve SFM
u Countries voluntarily commit to 25 policies of SFM and reporting
u 3 Parts
u Policy, institutional and regulatory frameworks
u Planning and decision making processes
u Implementation, enforcement, and compliance
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Outcomes of UNFF AHEG 2 Meeting
(January 12-16th 2015)
u The purpose of AHEG 2 was to set the agenda for UNFF 11 and to critically
evaluate the restructuring of the Forum
u Independent Assessment of the IAF
u Contributions of the Major Groups Partnership on Forests (MGPoF)
u Increased involvement of MGPoF in UNFF processes and including intercessional meetings
u MGPoF and CPF will collaborate together to help facilitate UNFF policies into
implementation
u MGPoF will access the future voluntary UNFF trust fund
u MGPoF will pursue an alternative, less bureaucratic pathway for certifying NGOs with
ECOSOC status so that they are able to participate in UNFF processes
u Independently Children and Youth made a statement on the need for UNFF to address
emerging issues
u Children and Youth Representatives met with Director of UNFF--Mr. Manoel Sobral
Filho. He is very much supportive of youth involvement and participation in UNFF.
UNFF 11
u UNFF meets bi-annually
u Agenda for this meeting
u Structure changes to the IAF to carry through 2030
u Re-establish relevance through the 2015-2030 Sustainable Development Goals
u Negotiations on an enhanced forest instrument
u Increase involvement of Major Groups
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UNFF Abbreviations you might come
across
u CLI-Country Led Initiative
u CPF- Collaborative Partnership on Forests
u DESA-United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
u GEF-Global Environment Facility
u GOF-Global Objective on Forests
u IAF-International International Arrangement on Forests
u SDG-Sustainable Development Goals
u MGI- Major Group-led Initiative
u NLBI- Non Legally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests, also know as the
forest instrument
u RLI-Regional-led Initiative
u SFM-Sustainable Forest Management
Program overview
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Agenda for Today
u 10:45-11:15 Ice Breaker
u 11:30-12:00 Expectations activity
u 12:00 – 12:30 Keynote Speaker Dr. Filho Sobral
u 14:00-15:30 Policy Implementation Crash Course
u Breakout into working groups, bring your research and ideas for Tutorial 1
u 15:45-17:00 International Processes in Forestry
u 17:00 – 17:30 Debriefing
u 17:30 – 18:30 Meet & Greet with HAFL students
u 18:30 Dinner reception
u The learning outcomes for today are…
u Team building
u Understanding the IAF, UNFF, and international forest policy
u Developing the context for the paper
Housekeeping
u Stickers and business cards
u Volunteer Roles
u Give youth speech at the plenary
u Take pictures
u Update Facebook and Twitter accounts
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ICE-BREAKER TIME!
Team Expectations
u Split into five groups
u Each team discusses and writes expectations from each other and from session facilitators (10
min)
u What are your expectations of facilitators?
u What are your expectations of working with each other?
u E.g. be on time, be participative
u Each team writes expectations for workshop (5 min)
u What are your own personal expectations for this workshop? What is your vision for the end of the
week?
u We all discuss together (10 min)
u What are some guidelines for creating an inclusive dialogue for everyone to share their ideas?
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