The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and the Royal Forestry Department of the Government of Thailand are pleased to invite you to join the Third Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting (APUFM). The event will last five days (25-29 October 2021) and will include thematic sessions, panel discussions, breakout group sessions, and a virtual field trip. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the event will be exceptionally held online.

The Forum will build on the results of the 2nd APUFM (September 2017, Seoul, Republic of Korea) and will be addressed to identify concrete actions and resource mobilization opportunities to support the implementation of the Seoul Action Plan. To this aim, the event will gather together technical experts, scientists, practitioners, policy makers, NGO, international organizations and potential donors from the region and beyond, to work together to a road map towards the achievement of the eight goals Seoul Action Plan.

To register to the event, we invite you to compile the form available at the link: https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PUAnpcveSOapO2gojlzJZg

A call for the submission of proposals for either oral or poster presentation is also open. You can  submit your proposal by accessing the link: https://forms.office.com/r/5U20XYZYMd. Please ensure to register before the submission.

Programme of the Forum

The detailed programme will be circulated to all participants in due course  and made available for download at: http://www.fao.org/forestry/urbanforestry/en/

25 October, 12.30-17.15 (Bangkok time)

12.30-13.30: Opening and introduction to the Forum

13.30-16.30: Thematic parallel sessions: (1) Greener cities – (2) Cleaner cities

16.30-17.15: Wrap up and key messages

26 October, 13.00-17.30 (Bangkok time)

13.00-16.00: Thematic parallel sessions: (1) Cooler cities – (2) Healthier cities

16.15-16.45: Wrap up and key messages

16.45-17.30: Poster session 1

27 October, 13.00-17.30 (Bangkok time)

13.00-16.00: Thematic parallel sessions: (1) More inclusive cities – (2) More biodiverse cities

16.15-16.45: Wrap up and key messages

16.45-17.30: Poster session 2

28 October, 13.00-17.30 (Bangkok time)

13.00-16.00: Thematic parallel sessions: (1) Safer cities – (2) Wealthier cities

16.15-16.45: Wrap up and key messages

16.45-17.30: Poster session 3 

29 October, 10.00-18.00 (Bangkok time) 

10.00-12.00: Virtual field trip 

13.00-15.45: Parallel group discussions - Towards the development of a road map for action 

16.00-16.45: Mayors‘ round table 

16.45-17.30: Panel discussion - Resource mobilization strategies 

17.30-18.00: Closure