Session 9. Innovative management and policy approaches to climate change adaptation

Chair: Hans Heineman

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Oral presentations

  • Adapting Forest Ecosystems to Climate Change: Implications for Participatory Learning and Action Research Platforms in Bridging Forest Science-Policy-Practice Interfaces - Idinoba P.A., Defoer T., Idinoba M.E. and Nkem J.
  • Adaptation to Climate Change in Certified Forests – The International Trade in Timber and Adaptive Forest Management - Nsoh Walters
  • Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Forest and Natural Resources Management in The Philippines: The Role of Local Governments - Lasco R., Jaranilla-Sánchez P., Delifino R. and Rangasa M.
  • "Forest Development Types" - Developing Adaptive Forest Management in a Science-Stakeholder Dialogue - Larsen J. Bo
  • Possibility of Adopting REDD Principle in the Context of Nepal – Oli Bishwa Nath
  • Adapting to Climate Change on National Forests in the United States - Blate Geoffrey M.
  • Forest Policies: Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Forest Sector in India - Murthy I. K. and Ravindranath N. H.
  • Role of Protected Forest Areas in Adaptation to Climate Change: WWF’s Perspective - Mansourian Stephanie and Belokurov Alexander

Posters

  • Sustainable Forest Management Systems within Rural Communities of the North-West Province of Cameroon, Strong Strategic Approaches for Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa - Achu Awa Walters
  • Guideline for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Forest Ecosystem Services in Adaptation of Water Resources in West Africa - Coulibaly Yacouba Noël, Idinoba Monica, Verbeeten Elke and Nkem Johnson
  • Counteracting Desertification and Bushfires Through Reforestation: The Case of Zion Hill, Saint-Vincent and The Grenadines - Poyer Joel and Ramessar Candice R., MSc.
  • Adaptation to Climate Change in Forest Ecosystems Affected by the Poor – Robledo Carmenza, Blaser Jürgen and Clot Nicole
  • Italian Forestry Measures Introduced through the New Challenges of the European Silviculture - Romano Raoul and Cilli Stefano

Abstracts accepted but not presented

  • Alternatives for Deforestation Reduction in the Legal Amazonian - Erika Shiota Montandon and Simões Andre Felipe
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