Monday, 13 May |
| 0930-1130 | High level opening session
Plenary Hall, Building A, 3rd floor |
| 1130-1230 | Theme 1: The benefits of forests, trees on farms and agroforestry systems for food security and nutrition
Plenary Hall, Building A, 3rd floor Presentation of video highlighting the contributions of forests and trees on farm to food security and nutrition
Keynote presentation by Tony Simons, Director General, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Webcasts: English l French l Spanish l Russian l Floor |
1230-1400 | Lunch break |
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| 1400-1530 | Parallel session 1
The direct provision of food
Green Room
Introductory presentation: Managing forests for food
Eduardo Brondizio, Professor and former Chair of the Anthropology Department, Indiana University Panel: - Forest wildlife
Ali Kaka, Regional Director, International Union for Conservation of Nature - IUCN - Food and nutrition security from trees on farms
Ludovic Conditamde, Director of West Africa Operations, Tree Aid - Edible insects
Yupa Hanboonsong, Associate Professor, Faculty of Entomology, Khon Kaen University, Thailand - Forests in provision of food to mountain communities
Andrew Taber, Executive Director, The Mountain Institute
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor | Parallel session 2
Forests as a source of income for food security
Red Room
Introductory presentation: Incomes from forests and trees to secure food and nutrition
Felician Kilahama, Chair of the FAO Committe on Forestry Panel: - Employment creation in the forest sector
Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira Filho, Professor at Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - The role of small and medium forest enterprises in dryland forest ecosystems
Zoubida Charrouf, Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, Mohamed V-University, Morocco - Improving incomes through agroforestry
Bernard Giraud, President, Livelihoods Fund, France - Improving incomes from payments for ecosystem services
Ronnie de Camino Velozo, Director of CATIE, the Latin American Chair of Forest Landscapes Management
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor | |
| 1530-1700 | Parallel session 3
The role of forests and trees in sustainable diets
Green Room
Introductory presentation: Forests and trees on farm in sustainable diets
Patrick Van Damme, Tropical Agriculture and Ethnobotany,
Ghent University Panel: - Indigenous peoples’ food systems
Barbara Burlingame, Principal Nutrition Officer, FAO - The contribution of forest products to micronutrient intakes and healthy diets
Katja Kehlenbeck, ICRAF, Kenya - The contribution of forest foods to diets
Patricia Shanley, Programme Director, People & Plants International - The contribution of wood energy to sustainable diets
Wouter Maes, Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Plant Ecology, Ghent University
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor | Parallel session 4
The role of ecosystem services
Red Room
Introductory presentation: Increasing food security and nutrition through ecosystem services
Peter Holmgren, Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Panel: Tree biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Oscar Eyog Matig, Member of the Governing Council, African Forest Forum (AFF) Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change for food security and resilience
El Hadj Adama Toure, Senior Agricultural Economist, World Bank, Ivory Coast Case study on watershed management
Raul Cordova, Watershed Management Expert, Ecuador - The importance of mangroves to fisheries
Jurgenne Primavera, Co-Chair of IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group, the Philippines
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor |
| 1800 | Official Reception |
Tuesday, 14 May |
| 0900-0945 | Moderator's summary of main issues and outcomes of Day 1
Green Room Theme 2: Key challenges and bottlenecks Keynote presentation: Global challenges for forests, food security and nutrition
Henry Djombo, Minister for Forest Economy and Sustainable Development, Republic of Congo Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor |
| 1000-1200 | Parallel session 5
Access rights to resources and competing land uses
Green Room
Introductory presentation: Bina Agarwal, Professor of Development Economics and Environment, University of Manchester Panel: Insecure tenure and rights of indigenous people to resources
Samuel Nguiffo, Director & Founder, The Centre for Environment and Development, Cameroon The impacts of large-scale agriculture investments and land grabs
Sue Mbaya, Independent Consultant, SM & Associates, South Africa The impacts of urbanization on forest and tree resources, including bushmeat
Fabio Salbitano, Professor of Forest and Landscape Ecology, University of Florence, Italy The impacts of disasters, crises and conflicts on food security
Javier Escobedo, Agriculture and Disaster Management Expert, FAO, Dominican Republic The impacts of climate change on food security across agriculture and forest land
Tiina Vahanen, Team Leader, Climate Change Coordination and REDD+, FAO
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor (starts at 60') | Parallel session 6
Policy and institutional challenges
Red Room
Introductory presentation: Sundaram Jomo, Assistant Director General, Economic and Social Development Department, FAO Panel: Data challenges from an international perspective
Peter Dewees, Forest Adviser, World Bank Data challenges at a national level
Lizzie Chikoti, Assistant Commissioner, National Statistical Office, Malawi Role of forestry administrations
Thomas Tidwell, Chief, US Forest Service Inadequate provision for microfinance to rural enterprises
Paulo de Leon, Researcher and Consultant on Forest Financing, Central American Business Intelligence, Guatemala The involvement of forestry sector in national food security strategies
Jean Claude Rabemanantsoa, Director General of Forests, Madagascar
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor |
| 1200-1400 | Lunch break
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| 1400-1530 | Theme 3: Policy options, practical innovations and emerging opportunities |
| Parallel Session 7
Best practices in resource management
Green Room
Panel: - Potential of REDD+ for increasing food security
Gustavo Sánchez Valle, Head of the Executive Council, Mexican Network of Farmers and Forests Organizations Local knowledge in restoration of degraded agro-sylvo-pastoral systems: the case of the Acacia Operation Project
Ben Chikamai, Director, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) Managing landscapes for food security and livelihood improvement
Christine Padoch, Director, Forests and Livelihoods Programme, CIFOR The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative: an example of south-south cooperation and integrated approaches
Francois Tapsoba, Chief Technical Advisor, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor | Parallel session 8
Innovative policies and institutional practices
Red Room Panel: Rural institutions in practice
Nicole Leotaud, Caribbean Natural Resources Institute - CANARI National benefit-sharing strategies: how they can contribute to food security
Diji Chandrasekharan Behr, Natural Resource Economist, World Bank Mainstreaming gender in food security policies
Alice Kaudia, Environment Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Kenya The non-wood forest products toolbox
Nchoutpouen Chouaïbou, Biodiversity Expert, Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC)
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor |
1530-1830 | Side events
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Wednesday, 15 May |
| 0900-0945 | Moderator's summary of main issues and outcomes of Day 2
Green Room Theme 3 (continued): Policy options, innovative approaches and emerging opportunities for strengthening the role of forests, trees on farms and agroforestry systems for food security and nutrition
Keynote presentation: Cyriaque Sendashonga, Global Director, Policy and Programme Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor |
| 1000-1200 | Session 9: Policy and legal options
Green room
Panel:
The voluntary guidelines on governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests
Chelur Ravindranathan Bijoy, Activist and Independent Researcher on Land and Resource Rights, India Integrated land-use planning and intersectoral coordination
Rene Boot, Director, Tropenbos International - International policy and governance frameworks
Peter Gondo, African Forest Forum (AFF) Gender equality in forest policies
Renate Spaeth, Forest Officer, Ministry of Environment, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The right to food in the context of national food security
Asbjorn Eide, Senior Fellow, Norwegian Centre of Human Rights
Facilitated discussion Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor [starts at 55"] |
| 1200-1330 | Lunch | |
| 1330-1500 | Poster session |
| 1500-1700 | Plenary
Presentation of conference statement and general comments
Green room
Closing Session: Eduardo Rojas Briales, Assistant Director General Forestry Department, FAO Jan McAlpine, Director of United Nations Forum on Forests Yaya Olaniran, Chair of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
Webcasts: English l French l Spanish | Floor |
