Young people have shown their capacity to generate and spearhead trans-national mobilization to address environmental challenges such as climate change, and advance sustainable development. They can be instrumental in shaping a sustainable future, including by taking leadership roles and generating momentum through collaboration and social media; by transforming rigid institutions from within; and by participating in the uptake and upscale of innovative technologies in the forest sector. That’s why FAO and FTA, through an open call for contributions, invited students and young professionals to contribute actively to the roadmap being developed on the use of innovative technologies in forestry and forest management in the Asia-Pacific region, with key recommendations (policy and concrete actions) for their application in sustainable forest management. This exercise resulted in a FAO/FTA co-publication, which gathers and shares the best youth contributions to the roadmap. 

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Speakers

Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff

Senior Forestry Officer and Secretary of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission, FAO-RAP

Matta Rao

Forestry Officer, FAO-RAP

Vincent Gitz

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

Shahrukh Kamran

Young expert, Pakistan

Kyuho Lee

Young expert, Rep. of Korea

Nur Bahar

Young expert, Malaysia

Cecile de Jesus

Young expert, the Philippines

Prachi Gupta

Young expert, India

Sanjaya Raj Tamang

Young expert, Nepal

Clarence Gio Almoite

Young expert, the Philippines

Marie-Jessica Gabriel

Young expert, the Philippines

Deasy Ramatia

Young expert, Indonesia

Sony Lama

Young expert, Nepal

Thuan Sarzynski

Young expert, Viet Nam

Angga Saputra

Young expert, Indonesia

June Mandawali

Young expert, Papua New Guinea

Moderator

John Roshetko

Senior Agroforestry Systems & Integrated Natural Resources Management Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF