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UNFCCC COP22 side event by FFPRI and ITTO

UNFCCC COP22 side event by FFPRI and ITTO
Enabling results-based payments for REDD+ in tropical forests: Lessons from reference setting

=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ UNFCCC COP22 Side Event session at Marrakesh, Morocco, Thursday, 17 Nov 2016, 15:00-16:30,co-organized by the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) will start soon. Please watch the livestream here: ☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★ UNFCCC COP22 Side Event session at Marrakesh, Morocco, Thursday, 17 Nov 2016, 15:00-16:30, co-organized by the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) will start soon. Please watch the livestream here: The flyer of the FFPRI-ITTO side event can be downloaded from ITTO homepage; Program: Moderator: Dr. Hwan-ok Ma, ITTO - Opening Remarks by Mr. Shuji Oki, Deputy Director General of the Forestry Agency, Government of Japan - Keynote Presentation by Dr. Maria Jose Sanchez, Scientific Director, Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain - Panel members’ presentation: 1) Dr. Yasumasa Hirata, Director, REDD+ Research and Development Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Japan 2) Ms. Novia Widyaningtyas, Head of REDD+ Division, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia 3) Dr. Elizabeth Philip, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Malaysia 4) Mr. Chivin Leng, Deputy chief of MRV/FRL Technical Team, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia 5) Mr. Kwame Agyei, Senior Manager, National REDD+ Secretariat, Ghana - Discussion with participants Contacts: FFPRI: Dr. Yasumasa Hirata, climate@ffpri.affrc.go.jp ITTO: Dr. Hwan-ok Ma, ma@itto.int YouTube Description: Several efforts to set national and sub-national reference levels have been made in tropical forests of varying ecological and socio-economic complexities. Making reliable and consistent reference levels is a major challenge that can be addressed through increased research and capacity building. =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= This session is particularly for people who are interested in the effective implementation of REDD+ (*) in tropical forests, and those who want to contribute to the mitigation of climate change in the context of NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions) under the Paris Agreement(**). * REDD+: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries ** Paris Agreement ▼ Further information regarding UNFCCC COP22 http://unfccc.int/meetings/marrakech_nov_2016/meeting/9567.php http://cop22.ma/en#actualites ▼ UNFCCC COP22/CMD12 daily news by IIDS Earth Negotiation Bulletin ☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆ Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI) REDD Research and Development Center Secretariat 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8687, Japan E-mail: redd-rd-center@ffpri.affrc.go.jp http://redd.ffpri.affrc.go.jp/index_en.html