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National Symposium, Value Chains of Furniture, other Forest Products and Ecosystem Services
- 14 February 2013, IPB International Convention Center, Bogor
This symposium aims to communicate and disseminate a variety of information and research results and studies related to the distribution of forest products and services (e.g. furniture, pulp and paper, REDD+, ecotourism) to the following groups: policy makers in the Ministry of Forestry and other... More information »
National Symposium, Value Chains of Furniture, other Forest Products and Ecosystem Services
- 14 February 2013, IPB International Convention Center, Bogor
This symposium aims to communicate and disseminate a variety of information and research results and studies related to the distribution of forest products and services (e.g. furniture, pulp and paper, REDD+, ecotourism) to the following groups: policy makers in the Ministry of Forestry and other... More information »
Two-Day Seminar for Climate Change and Forests, Conservation of Tropical Forests towards the Green Economy
- 7 February 2013 - 8 February 2013, International Conference Center of Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
This seminar aims to share expertise and experiences from precedent activities of the above mentioned issues so as to encourage a broad range of actors to engage in REDD+ activities. The expected participants are from governments, research and educational institutions, NGOs, the private sector, and... More information »
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2nd Scientific Conference
- 4 February 2013 - 7 February 2013, Fortaleza, Brazil
The UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference aims to gather a broad range of stakeholders - academics, policy makers, civil society actors and the private sector - to approach Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) from an economic perspective.The conference will provide guidance to... More information »
The First International Conference on Pesticidal Plants
- 21 January 2013 - 24 January 2013, Nairobi, Kenya
The conference will comprise a four-day program of events and themed scientific sessions around the sustainable use of plants in pest management for food security, health and livelihoods with a focus on Africa but relevant research from other parts of the world is welcome. Plenary sessions will... More information »
EU Pavilion Side Event at COP18: Potential synergies between REDD+ and sustainable forest management in tropical areas
- 4 December 2012, Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC), Doha, Qatar
The Side-event will present the lessons learned from a project funded by the French Globlal Environment Fund (FFEM) and the French Development Agency (AFD), and carried out in Central Africa and Brazil (FORAFAMA project) by CIFOR, ONFI, CIRAD, FRM, TEREA and IRD. The FORAFAMA project seeks to... More information »
All Day 5 Roundtable Sessions: Developing landscape approaches for adaptation
- 3 December 2012, The Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel, Doha, Qatar
Societies and natural environment are vulnerable to climate change. We can identify general adaptation principles at national levels, but adaptation is very much location‐specific. Management approaches need to consider local pressures, objectives, available resources and large scale human or... More information »
Forest Day 6
- 2 December 2012, Doha, Qatar
Forest Day, now moving into its sixth year, has become one of the most intensive and influential annual global events on forests. At its heart, it is a platform for anyone with an interest in forests and climate change to meet once a year to ensure that forests remain high on the agenda of global... More information »
African Studies Association 55th Annual Meeting: Research Frontiers in the Study of Africa
- 29 November 2012 - 1 December 2012, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, United States
As you may know, the ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world. With an average attendance of 1,400 scholars and professionals, the conference offers more than 200 panels and roundtables, scholarly and professional plenary and institutional events, awards and... More information »
18th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
- 26 November 2012 - 7 December 2012, Doha, Qatar
The 18th Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be held in Qatar. more.. More information »
