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URGENT ANNOUNCEMENTMajor Groups-led Initiative in Support of UNFF Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Organizers regret to inform you that the international workshop in support of the UNFF that was scheduled to be held from 13-17 June, 2012 in Teresopolis, Brazil, has to be postponed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience that this might cause you. We will keep all of you nominated by Major Groups focal points and all those who registered to attend the workshop informed on new developments regarding our future activities. Major Groups Initiative on UNFFJune 13-17, 2012 | Teresópolis, BrazilMajor Groups1 play a critical role within the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), both in contributing to policy formulation and in the implementation of UNFF decisions at regional, national and local levels. Engaging Major Groups effectively is therefore key to the success of the work of UNFF, and the achievement of the 4 global objectives on forests stated in the Non-legally Binding Instrument on all Types of Forests (NLBI) adopted by UNFF-7. Major Groups are uniquely positioned to educate and engage individual citizens and stakeholders, work with diverse constituencies, and contribute effectively toward the implementation of sustainable forest management. Building partnerships and collaboration among stakeholders is important to achieving global objectives and achieving national policy measures as expressed in the NLBI. The programme includes two main programme areas: (i) a Major Groups Global Workshop for inputs into UNFF 10 in 2013, and (ii) participation in and organizing a side event during Rio+20 in Brazil. Greater efforts at coordination at the global level will help develop partnerships and cooperation and foster greater collaboration in implementation at the local level where the activities are needed. The programme will generate momentum towards implementation of the Forest Instrument. The theme for the 2012 Workshop is Forests and Economic Development: Positioning Forests to Contribute to Green Economy
The Sub-themes are:
Goals and Objectives
The overarching goal of the programme is to enhance the implementation of UNFF decisions toward sustainable forest management within the framework of Forests and Economic Development.
The meeting has three key objectives:
1. Develop concrete recommendations for UNFF 10
2. Prepare for a side event during Rio+20
3. Develop inputs for joint Major Groups paper for UNFF 10
Participants
The meeting will bring together approximately 100 key stakeholders from all UNFF Major Groups as identified in Agenda 21, member state governments, and intergovernmental organizations actively involved in the UNFF process.
Steering CommitteeInitial members of the global steering committee are listed below; additional members representing government, donors and the UNFF secretariat will be added:
1 The UN has defined Major Groups as: Women, Children and Youth, Indigenous People, Non-Governmental Organizations, Local Authorities, Workers and Trade Unions, Business and Industry, Scientific and Technological Communities, and Farmers and Small Forest Landowners. Represented at the MGI workshop were: Women, Children and Youth, Indigenous People, Non-Governmental Organizations, Workers and Trade Unions, Scientific and Technological Communities, and Farmers and Small Forest Landowners. |
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