Forest Day 2 will bring together the world’s pre-eminent forest stakeholders" agenda setters and policy makers to address the key forest and climate issues of our time:

• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Sustainable Forest Management
• Poverty" Livelihoods" Equity and Justice
• Data Collection" Baselines and Methodologies
• Rights" Compliance" Law and Enforcement
• Forest Investment and Environmental Service Payment

The Objectives of Forest Day 2 include:

• To raise awareness of the importance of forests to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
• To move from the question of whether forests should be included in a post-2012 climate regime to the question of how forests should be included.
• To ensure that REDD mechanisms are designed in such a way as to ensure projects not only reduce deforestation" but provide livelihoods for the rural poor.
• To clarify specific strategies and opportunities for collaboration among a range of stakeholders.

Forest Day 2 is co-hosted by: CIFOR" the Government of Poland& the Polish State Forests NFH" and the Collaborative Partnershipon Forests (CPF):• CIFOR  • CBD Secretariat • FAO • GEF • ICRAF • ITTO• IUCN • IUFRO Secretariat • UNCCD Secretariat • UNDP • UNEP • UNFCCCSecretariat • UNFF Secretariat • World Bank

Resources

Forest Day 2 on the CIFOR website