UNFCCC Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries

UNFCCC Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries

Presentations Wednesday, 30 August

Mrs. Jenny Wong, UNFCCC secretariat

Theme I: Scientific, socio-economic, technical and methodological issues

Presenter	Topic

Mrs. Sandra Brown	Specific overview of background paper related to theme I
Mr. Richard Houghton, Woods Hole, United States	Role of forests, in particular tropical forests, in the global carbon cycle
Mr. Niro Higuchi, INPA, Brazil	Methodological issues: Estimation of changes in carbon stocks and forest cover and related uncertainties
Mr. Wulf Killmann, FAO	Definitional issues, including those relating to links between deforestation and degradation Background paper Drivers of deforestation
Mr. Peter Holmgren, FAO	Data availability and quality, scale and rates of deforestation
Mr. Frederic Achard, JRC Ispra	Remote sensing and data availability
Mr. Eric Lambin, University of Louvain	Drivers of deforestation

Presentations Thursday, 31 August

Theme II: Policy approaches and positive incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation in developing countries

Presenter	Topic
Mr. Ian Fry, Tuvalu	Review of Oceania Regional Workshop Report
Mr. Claudio Forner	Specific overview of background paper related to theme II
Mrs. Andrea Garcia, Colombia	Deforestation in Latin America
Mrs. Aline Malibangar, Central African Republic	A dynamic regional policy approach the COMIFAC annex I
Mr. John Hudson, United Kingdom	Deforestation: Why it happens and what to do about it
Mr. Reinhard Wolf, Germany	German bilateral cooperation on sustainable forest management
Mr. Erik Streed, United States	Avoiding Deforestation: US Lessons Learned on the Ground
Mrs. Lera Miles, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre	Forest biodiversity assessment – experiences in collaboration and opportunities for multiple benefits
Mr. Amha Bin Buang, ITTO	In support of tropical timber and forest – the ITTO’s experience
Mrs. Gisela Ulloa, Bolivia	Bolivia’s experience on forest management and emissions avoidance
Mr. Samsudin Musa, Malaysia	Addressing deforestation and degradation through sustainable forest management
Mr. Satoshi Akahori, Japan	Japan’s contribution to promoting sustainable management at the world’s forest
Mr. Warilea Iamo, Papua New Guinea	Reducing emssions from deforestation in developing countries
Mr. Ricardo Ulate, Costa Rica	Environmental services payment: A tool for addressing deforestation
Mr. Joao Paulo Ribeiro Capobianco	Positive incentives to reduce emissions from deforestation in developing countries: Views from Brazil