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Friday, March 1 • 10:00 - 11:30
CITES and Forests: linking sustainable forest governance to climate change mitigation and sustainable livelihoods

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This event will:
  • Raise awareness about CITES's role in regulating trade in high-value timber/trees;
  • Inform governments and stakeholders on the challenges, especially for Africa in balancing conservation and sustainable use objectives;
  • Demonstrate how sustainable forest management contributes to climate change mitigation and enhanced livelihoods, linking biodiversity and climate change through multilateral actions.
Contact person: Sofie Flensborg, Chief of section, programme management CITES
Moderator
avatar for Ivonne Higuero

Ivonne Higuero

Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

Speakers
avatar for H.E. Steffi Lemke

H.E. Steffi Lemke

Federal Minister, Minister for the Environment, Germany
avatar for Dechen Tsering

Dechen Tsering

Director, Climate Change Division, UNEP
avatar for Sheam Satkuru

Sheam Satkuru

Executive Director, ITTO
avatar for Akikio Inoguchi

Akikio Inoguchi

, Lead, UN-REDD Lower Mekong Initiative, Forestry Officer, FAO
avatar for Miguel Ceara Hatton

Miguel Ceara Hatton

Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican Republic (tbc)
avatar for Max Andonirina Fontaine

Max Andonirina Fontaine

Minister for the Environnement, Madagascar (tbc)
avatar for Flore Koumba Pambo

Flore Koumba Pambo

Chair, Plants Committee

Organizers
avatar for Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

UNEA6 CITES side event provisional agenda docx
Friday March 1, 2024 10:00 - 11:30 EAT
Tent C (Tsavo)
  MEA side event