Forests and climate change after Durban - RECOFTC

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The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the organizers.Forests and climate change after DurbanAn Asia-Pacific perspectiveCopyright © RECOFTC, FAO, and CoDe REDD April 2012Bangkok, ThailandAll photos courtesy of RECOFTCRECOFTC – The Center for People and ForestsPO Box 1111, Kasetsart Post OfficeBangkok 10903, ThailandTel: +66 (0)2 940 5700www.recoftc.orgEmail: info@recoftc.orgFAO Regional Office for Asia and the PacificMaliwan Mansion, Phra Atit RoadBangkok 10200, Thailandwww.fao.orgCoDe REDD PhilippinesCare of Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programmefor South and Southeast Asia92-A Masikap Extension, Barangay Central, Diliman,Quezon City 1100, The Philippineshttp://ntfp.org/coderedd/
IntroductionOver the past two years, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) andRECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests have brought together regional experts to reflect onthe outcomes of the 15 th and 16 th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The resulting booklets Forests and Climate Change AfterCopenhagen: An Asia-Pacific Perspective and Forests and Climate Change After Cancun: An Asia-PacificPerspective were distributed widely and very well received.In February 2012, RECOFTC, FAO, and CoDe REDD, with support from GIZ-BMU, REDD-net, NORAD, ASFN,and SDC, brought together 13 climate change and forestry experts in Quezon City, Philippines, to discussthe implications on the forestry sector in the Asia-Pacific region of decisions taken at COP 17, held inDurban, South Africa, in November and December 2011. This booklet summarizes their responses to aset of 13 key questions raised at the workshop.In addition to our sincere appreciation for the contributions of all panelists, special thanks go to ReganSuzuki and Marlea Muñez for organizing the panelists’ workshop and to Ben Vickers, Jim Stephenson,and Regan Suzuki for co-authoring this publication. Finally, we acknowledge the valuable support ofthe session facilitators; Marlea Muñez, Ben Vickers, Regan Suzuki, Jim Stephenson, Doris Capistrano andMaria Cristina Guerrero, as well as opening remarks provided by Assistant Secretary Marlo Mendozaof the Philippines’ Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Patrick Durst of the FAORegional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
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