5th European Forest Week – Forêt2019: “Forests and the Circular Economy”

Joint Session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the FAO European Forestry Commission

13:15-14:45 Financing for wood-based circular economy – World Bank experiences in the Europe and Central Asia region

• Organizer: World Bank Group
• Location: Room XII, Building A, 3rd Floor, Palais des Nations

13:15-14:45 Green Forest Jobs in a Circular Economy: student perspectives on the future of forest work

• Organizer: UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Green  Jobs, EFI-IUFRO-IFSA-project on the future of employment in the forest sector
• Location: Room IV, Building C, 3rd Floor, Palais des Nations

13:15-14:45 IBFRA Insight Process: Sustainable boreal forest management – challenges and opportunities for climate change mitigation

• Organizers: Peter Högberg and Lina A. Ceder on behalf of IBFRA
• Location: Room XII, Building A, 3rd Floor, Palais des Nations

13:15-14:45 Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World (SW4SW): Sustainable wood value chains contributions to advance the bioeconomy and speed up achievement of the SDGs and climate change objectives

18:30-20:00 Evening Reception

• Organizer: FAO
• Location: Delegates Restaurant, Building A, 8th Floor, Palais des Nations 

13:15-14:45 Protective Functions of Forests in a Changing Climate: The European experience

• Organizer: Yuka Makino, FAO 
• Location: Room IV, Building C, 3rd Floor, Palais des Nations