Past events

Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference

04 March 2014 - 07 March 2014, The Friday Center, Chapel Hill, USA

The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and collaborators will host the Nexus 2014: Water, Food, Climate and Energy Conference on March 3-7, 2014 to examine the thoughts and actions related to a nexus approach. The co-Directors of the conference will be Jamie Bartram,... More information »

Third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

24 February 2014 - 28 February 2014, Pyeongchang, Gangwon (Kangwon-do), Republic of Korea

The third meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is expected to address, among others, issues related to compliance, a global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism, the ABS... More information »

UNFCCC: 6th Meeting of the Green Climate Fund

19 February 2014 - 21 February 2014, Bali, Indonesia

The Fund will contribute to the achievement of the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In the context of sustainable development, the Fund will promote the paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways by... More information »

Restoring Coastal Livelihoods: Increasing the Resilience of Mangrove-Aquaculture Socio-Ecological Systems in Southeast Asia

17 February 2014 - 20 February 2014, CIFOR Campus, Bogor, Indonesia

Indonesia has lost nearly a third of its mangroves since 1980, the majority due to the conversion of mangroves to aquaculture ponds. However initiatives such as the Restoring Coastal Livelihoods project are working to reverse causes of degradation, and to improve management and reduce drivers of... More information »

iCOPE 2014 - Oil Palm Cultivation: Becoming a Model for Tomorrow's Sustainable Agriculture

12 February 2014 - 14 February 2014, Bali, Indonesia

ICOPE 2014, the 4th emblematic international conference dedicated to the oil palm and the environment would be jointly organized by PT. SMART Tbk. Indonesia, WWF Indonesia and Cirad France in Bali next February 12th to 14th, 2014. The main objective of this unique event is to demonstrate how the... More information »

World Congress on Agroforestry, Trees for life: Accelerating the impact of agroforestry

10 February 2014 - 14 February 2014, Vigyan Bhavan & Kempinski Ambience, Delhi, India

The 3rd World Congress on Agroforestry will be held in Delhi, India, 10 - 14 February 2014, co-hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It will shape the next steps in the field of integrative science, transformative change in landscapes, tree... More information »

2014 C40 Cities Mayors Summit

04 February 2014 - 06 February 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa

The fifth biennial C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Mayors Summit will take place February 4th-6th, 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Hosted by the city of Johannesburg and delivered in collaboration with the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), this event brings together C40 Mayors from... More information »

20th Annual Conference of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF)

30 January 2014 - 01 February 2014, Kroon Hall at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, New Haven, Connecticut USA

The Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF) is proud to announce the 20th Annual ISTF Conference at Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, to be held on January 30- February 1, 2014. This year’s conference will discuss forest conservation in the context... More information »

21st Session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission

26 January 2014 - 30 January 2014, Regional Office for the Near East (RNE), Jordan, Amman

Established in 1953, the Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) is one of the six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years. FAO encourages wide... More information »

International Workshop - Evaluating Forest Conservation Initiatives New Tools and Policy Needs

10 December 2013 - 12 December 2013, Barcelona, Spain

This workshop will bring together advanced research teams and policy makers to review and discuss innovative methodological strategies to evaluate forest conservation policy instruments, such as protected areas, community forest management, payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes, forest... More information »