Regional summit to focus on Paris Agreement

THE 2018 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit (APRS) will be focused on enhancing the efforts by countries in the region to achieve commitments under the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The Indonesian government with the support of the Australian government, and in partnership with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) will host APRS in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from April 23 to 25. A statement by CIFOR yesterday said the event will bring together government, business, civil society and the research community to generate practical action on forest conservation and to help achieve sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.