VI MFW - Plenary Session 1

Where we stand: global commitments,

implementation of NDCs in Mediterranean countries Plenary Session 1

This session will be an introductory session to the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week and present the current situation regarding the role of Mediterranean forests in global commitments (including targets on LDN and Aichi targets) and the role of LULUCF in implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the Mediterranean countries.

Using a concrete example, this session will show how the three Rio Conventions can be complementary

 

The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), is hosting the Sixth edition of the Mediterranean Forest Week (VIth MWF) at the Grand Hills Hotel, Broumana, on 1–5 April 2019. The weeklong event brings together policy and decision makers, forest administrators, researchers, practitioners, donors, civil society organizations, and social and environmental based non–governmental organizations to share and promote the use of forest–based solutions to assist Mediterranean countries in the implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.

 

1 April 2019

Broumana (Lebanon)

 

Photos by (c) Pilar Valbuena for the Forest Communicators Network for the Mediterranean and Near East

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