Inspire for the Future – The Role of Forests in Ensuring Sustainable Production and Consumption
March 21, 2022
15.00–18.00 GST/12.00–15.00 CET
Online and at the Swedish Pavilion, The Forest, Expo 2020, Dubai
Translation will be provided in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian
Today the world is facing unprecedented challenges, with climate change being among the most pressing of all. These challenges threaten the well-being of people and nature, and call for immediate action to develop innovative and creative solutions that set the world on a path to peace and prosperity on a healthy planet.
At this event, a high-level panel will discuss how forest-based innovations, resource efficiency, forest-based products and ecosystem services can contribute to a sustainable lifestyle and accelerate a shift towards more sustainable consumption and production. These efforts help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, health, wellbeing and a transition towards low-carbon and green economies.
More information including the agenda is coming soon.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. FAO’s Forestry Programme oversees more than 230 projects in 82 countries, with a total available project budget of USD 246 million (as of 2019). FAO is guided in its technical forestry work by the Committee on Forestry (COFO) and six regional forestry commissions.
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is a world-wide organization devoted to forest research and related sciences. Its members are research institutions, universities, and individual scientists as well as decision-making authorities and other stakeholders with a focus on forests and trees. IUFRO aims to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations.
About IUFRO World Congress 2024|SLU
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a governmental agency and world-class international university with research, education and environmental assessment within the sciences for sustainable life. SLU conducts education, research and environmental monitoring and assessment in collaboration with society at large. SLU is Sweden’s host organization of the IUFRO World Congress 2024, 23-29 June in Stockholm, in collaboration with IUFRO and the Nordic and Baltic partner countries.
CodePink is a women's grassroots-initiated, worldwide organization of women and men working for peace, social justice and a green economy. CodePink SF serves the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
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