Join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations online for the fifth webinar in a dynamic series focused on developing a resilient and sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. This session will explore how sustainable wood construction can serve as a nature-based solution to address multiple challenges—from the global housing crisis to climate change mitigation.

Using a systems-thinking approach, we will examine how wood can store carbon, reduce emissions, and enhance well-being. The discussion will cover policy coherence needed to implement wood-based solutions, innovative technologies that improve durability and climate performance, and finance strategies that support scaling up sustainable wood construction.

Don't miss this opportunity to discover how wood can help build a more sustainable, carbon-neutral future through integrated bioeconomy approaches.

Everyone is welcome to join.

Thais Linhares Juvenal
Senior Forestry Officer
Forestry Division, FAO

Megan Masters
Manager of Multilateral Affairs
Natural Resources, Canadian Forest Service
Canada

Ángel Llerena
Undersecretary of Forest Production
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Ecuador 

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Director General
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) 

Françoise Van de Ven
President
Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT) 

Nasra Nanda
Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Green Building Society
Chairperson, Africa Regional Network, World Green Building Council

Joshua Maviti
Programme manager
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UN-Habitat

Bob van der Zande
Director
Build In Wood initiative
Metropolitan Region Amsterdam