Date: December 17, 2024
Since 2006, forest agency leaders from the most forested countries in the world have been gathering for annual meetings under the MegaFlorestais banner. This group of top forest agency leadership manages more than 50 percent of the world’s forests and is uniquely positioned to influence and accelerate change within the forestry sector.
MegaFlorestais has three main goals:
- Address the most pressing issues facing the forestry sector and encourage learning and innovation.
- Promote new practices and policies for strengthening forest governance and forest agencies.
- Foster strong relationships and empower forest leaders to become agents of change within their agencies and across ministries.
This year, leaders gathered in the state of Pará in northcentral Brazil. It was hosted by the Brazilian Forest Service, led by Director Garo Batmanian; MegaFlorestais co-chairs Sally Collins and Herman Sundqvist; and RRI President and Coordinator Solange Bandiaky-Badji. The meeting’s goals were well delivered in the Brazilian Amazon as we considered the progress and challenges of elevating the role of community-led conservation, preventing forest loss, and promoting restoration and reforestation around the world.
Forest agency leaders and resource advisors participated from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Nepal, Peru, Sweden, and the United States.
https://doi.org/10.53892/BVGK4318