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Making Forests Competitive – Practical Solutions for Permanence (UNFCCC COP 14)

9 December | CoP 14 - Poznan, Poland

Seminar followed by networking reception.

Forests are biological sinks that permanently stabilise and sequester carbon since the beginning of life on the planet. They have covered vast areas of the earth’s surface for millennia, and to date contain around 60 per cent of the carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems. However, global organic carbon sinks are decreasing. 20 per cent of global emissions come from the forestry sector as a result of deforestation, ecosystem degradation, unsustainable forms of land-use and lacking reforestation. In addition to climate change these developments cause a range of serious problems that range from the loss of biodiversity, over the erosion of valuable soil to the destruction of entire watersheds. Permanent maintenance of existing forests, regeneration of degraded forests as well as reestablishment of forest cover on degraded land are key to reduce concentration of atmospheric carbon permanently.

The UNEP FI Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) together with the Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA) will convene a side event, hosted by international legal practice Norton Rose Group, to explore adequate tools to assure permanence in the context of a future international agreement, taking into consideration legal, financial and practical aspects.

Speakers

Paul Clements-Hunt, Head of UNEP FI
Phil Cottle, Managing Director of ForestRE
Juerg Fuessler, Vice President, SwissRe Capital Markets
Anthony Hobley, Head of Climate Change & Carbon Finance, Norton Rose LLP
Anna Lehmann, Senior Climate Change Officer Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Sindicatum Carbon Capital

Programme

15:50 Registration
16:05-18:00 Presentations Followed by Panel Q&A
18:00-20:00 Drinks Reception

RSVP

climate[at]unepfi.org
or
Natasha O’Hanlon
+44 (0)20 7443782
climatechange2[at]nortonrose.com

Venue

Sheraton Hotel
Bukowska 3/9
Poznan 60-809
Poland
Tel: (48) (61) 655 2000