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Contribution of forests and SFM to sustainable living and well-being in European cities by: Silvia Pianta The side event Forests and Sustainable Cities in Europe was held on Tuesday, 8 May 2018 at 13:15 in the Trusteeship chamber. The debate focused on the contribution of forests and SFM to sustainable living and well-being in European cities.
By Niclas Hoegel After coming back from SERM’ 18, our Southern European Regional Meeting, that took place in Portugal this year I was curious to hear more professional opinions on behalf of Portugal’s problem with forest fires. On a panel about the main drivers of deforestation on the SB48 conference of UNFCC I was able
By Max Behringer Wetlands are tremendously important ecosystems that occur throughout all climate zones. They are hotspots of biodiversity and home to highly adapted organism like mangrove trees and carnivorous plants. Wetlands include ecosystems like mangroves, peatlands, deltas, floodplains etc.. To maintain these ecosystems water flows need to be managed sustainable to avoid widespread ecosystem
Meet the remaining 6 delegates representing IFSA at the 13th session of UNFF: Alberto Tordesillas Alberto is a first-year Master of Environmental Management student and as a “La Caixa” scholar at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Alberto is originally from Spain and holds a double BSc in Agricultural and Forestry Engineering from Technical
In the upcoming week (7th- 11th of May 2018) the 13th session of the United Nations Forum on Forest will take place at the UN headquater in New York City. IFSA is fortunate to send 12 motivated delegated to observe the event, act as representatives of the Major Group Children and Youth (MGCY) and report about
On Thursday a workshop organised by the YOUNGO Oceans Working Group took place to provide an exchange about the progress on the Ocean Pathway Program since COP23. In COP23 Oceans and coastal zones received top priority when the Fiji Presidency announces the Ocean Pathway, aimed to unite the climate change actions and oceans. In this
Successful implementation of REDD+ depends on sufficient finance. Speakers in this event explored REDD+ finance flows from donor to recipient countries, identifying where they do and do not go, analyzing what this means for the progress of REDD+, and drawing conclusions for further action. This event organized by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR),
‘Actors who are trying to burn down the table should not sit around it’ – Corporate Accountability International A controversial buzz is ringing throughout the SB48 negotiations. Non-Party stakeholders are getting more and more influence and are able to openly express their views and stories, particularly through the Talanoa Dialogue movement. Talanoa Dialogue was
By Lisa Prior Between all the acronyms and technical terms used here in Bonn theses days, one word leaps out: Talanoa! Talanoa is a special form of communication from the pacific islands and was introduced to the UNFCCC by the Fijian Presidency at COP 23 in Bonn last year. The key is an open, moderated
A Part of the IFSA Delegation attended a side event called ‘Agroecology and cities. Energy efficiency and sustainable development systems’, held by COBASE, a research and planning organisation based in Rome, Italy. The Event started with the technical aspect of renewable electrical cities and the principle of bioeconomy, which will provide better adapted cities. The