The Committee of Forestry 25 requested the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to conduct a review of biodiversity mainstreaming in the forestry sector and share good practices on solutions that balance conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity, and report on progress made at during the 26^th meeting of the CommitteeCOFO 26. 

The Committee also invited Members to strengthen the mainstreaming of biodiversity, conservation and sustainable use in the forestry sector, and requested FAO to strengthen forestry considerations in the work on mainstreaming biodiversity across agricultural sectors.

FAO in partnership with CIFOR-ICRAF conducted a review of biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry.

The objectives of this special event at the 8^th World Forestry Week are to: 

• report on the key findings of the review on biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry 
• launch and disseminate the FAO Forestry Paper ‘Mainstreaming biodiversity in forestry’
• discuss the way forward with member countries and partner organizations to validate and support the implementation of recommendations from the review on the ground.

Simultaenous interpretarion will be available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese.

Registration Session page

Welcoming and opening

Moderator

Henry Bonsu

Journalist

Opening remarks

Speaker

Maria Helena Semedo

Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / Chair Collaborative Partnership on Forests

Keynote speech: Managing forests for sustainable use and biodiversity

Speaker

Robert Nasi

Director gerente de CIFOR-ICRAF, director general de CIFOR

Key findings from the assessment on biodiversity mainstreaming in forestry

Speaker

Kenichi Shono

Forestry Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Panel discussion: Looking forward to implementation

Speakers

Jamal Annagylyjova

Forest Biodiversity Officer, UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Vincent Gitz

Director, Programme and Platforms and Focal Point, Latin America, CIFOR-ICRAF

Toni Ventre

General Secretary, Mediterranean Model Forest Network Secretariat - International Model Forest Network

Kaba Urgessa Dinssa

The Government of Ethiopia

Tetsuo Tanimoto

The Government of Japan

Interaction with the floor

Discussion summary and the way forward

Speaker

Thomas Hofer

Senior Forestry Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Closing

Moderator

Henry Bonsu

Journalist