Twelfth Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Dialogue on Forests” Governance and Climate Change

5 November 2012 | Washington” DC” United States of America

The twelfth Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Dialogue on Forests” Governance and Climate Change will meet in Washington” DC” US” on 5 November 2012″ and will consider the theme “Scaling-Up Strategies to Reduce Emissions and Deliver Development in Forest Areas.” Participants will identify the major emerging threats to forests and take stock of proven strategies to reduce emissions” and will assess the potential for expanding and becoming even more effective. They will also consider promising new initiatives to address the current and future drivers of deforestation and degradation” and the long-standing constraints of underdevelopment and weak governance.

For more details” see the RRI event page here.

IISD RS will be producing web coverage and a summary report of the meeting which will be available on Tuesday” 6 November 2012.

A view of Washington” DC (photo courtesy of Keith Ripley.)