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Olivia Sanchez Badini &
Anna Stemberger
UNFF Children and Youth Focal Points
Purpose of Meeting
u Youth Workshop will take place in parallel to the rest of the CLI
u Since the formation of UNFF, there has been limited involvement from the Major Groups.
Interlaken+10 poses a fantastic opportunity to gather and prepare input for UNFF11
u Connect with each other and with policy negotiators (CLI time, lunches, field trips)
u Thanks to IFSA leadership, UNFF support, Helvetas, and the generous contributions
of the German and Swiss governments (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Swiss Federal Environment Agency, Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation (SDC)), the resources became available for a youth
meeting to establish a youth statement on the future International Arrangement
on Forest (IAF)
u Competitive selection process + strong IFSA presence!
u Interlaken+10 outcome: content for a 3 min speech + policy paper for UNFF 11 at
the UN HQ in May 2015
u Deliverables: presentation to experts, presentation to CLI, outline of policy paper
u Learning process J (debriefing, support system)
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Structure of Youth Statement
u Part A: Establish a youth vision for international forest governance
u Discussion from the working groups topics will inform this process
u Should be an honest expression of our youth values as stakeholders
u Does not have to be constrained by UNFF framework, there is the flexibility to be
idealistic and inspiring
u Part B: Youth Involvement in International Forest Governance
u Critically evaluate opportunities for political pathways for youth to inform policy
u Propose structural changes to the IAF
u Inform policy makers on specific actions we as youth would like to see
u Clearly communicate “how can youth become more involved”
May Anne Then
IFSA President
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Markus Pfannkuch
Fabian Leu
Michael Alder
HAFL Forest Policy Students
United Nations Forum on Forests
A brief overview
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UNFF Timeline
u 1992-United Nations Conference on Environment “Rio Earth Summit” adopts
the Forest Principals and Agenda 21 which includes a chapter on combating
deforestation
u 2000-United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) establishes UNFF
and the International Arrangement on Forests based on Rio
u 2001-Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is created
u 2006-UNFF agrees on the four Global Objectives on forests
u 2007-UN General Assembly adopted the “Non-Legally Binding Instrument on
all Types of Forests” (NLBI) aka the Forest Instrument
International Arrangement on Forests
United Nations
Forum on
Forests
UN General Assembly
Collaborative
Partnership
on Forests
Major
Groups
UNFF
member
countries
ECOSOC
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Major Groups
u UNFF is a multi-stakeholder process, where civil-society is represented
through the Major Groups.
u Major Groups members
u Women
u Children and Youth
u Indigenous People
u NGOs
u Workers and Trade Unions
u Business and Industry
u Scientific and Technological Communities
u Farmers and Small Forest Landowners
Collaborative Partnership on Forests
(CPF)
u The scientific body that informs the forum, bridges the science-policy gap
u 14 members, 10 UN organizations
u Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
u International Tropical Timber Organization (IUCN)
u Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
u Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
u United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
u United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
u United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
u United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
u United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFF)
u World Bank
u International Union of Forest Researcher Organization (IUFRO)
u Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
u International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
u World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)
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Global Objectives on Forests (2006)
1. Reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest
management (SFM), including protection, restoration, afforestation and
reforestation, and increase efforts to prevent forest degradation;
2. Enhance forest-based economic, social and environmental benefits, including
by improving the livelihoods of forest-dependent people;
3. Increase significantly the area of sustainably managed forests, including
protected forests, and increase the proportion of forest products derived
from sustainably managed forests; and
4. Reverse the decline in official development assistance for sustainable forest
management and mobilize significantly-increased new and additional financial
resources from all sources for the implementation of SFM.
The Forest Instrument (NLBI) 2007
u NLBI is the first comprehensive international policy instrument dealing with
all types of forests
u Purpose: creating an enabling environment for SFM, provides a framework on
“what” to do to achieve SFM
u Countries voluntarily commit to 25 policies of SFM and reporting
u 3 Parts
u Policy, institutional and regulatory frameworks
u Planning and decision making processes
u Implementation, enforcement, and compliance
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Outcomes of UNFF AHEG 2 Meeting
(January 12-16th 2015)
u The purpose of AHEG 2 was to set the agenda for UNFF 11 and to critically
evaluate the restructuring of the Forum
u Independent Assessment of the IAF
u Contributions of the Major Groups Partnership on Forests (MGPoF)
u Increased involvement of MGPoF in UNFF processes and including intercessional meetings
u MGPoF and CPF will collaborate together to help facilitate UNFF policies into
implementation
u MGPoF will access the future voluntary UNFF trust fund
u MGPoF will pursue an alternative, less bureaucratic pathway for certifying NGOs with
ECOSOC status so that they are able to participate in UNFF processes
u Independently Children and Youth made a statement on the need for UNFF to address
emerging issues
u Children and Youth Representatives met with Director of UNFF--Mr. Manoel Sobral
Filho. He is very much supportive of youth involvement and participation in UNFF.
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u UNFF meets bi-annually
u Agenda for this meeting
u Structure changes to the IAF to carry through 2030
u Re-establish relevance through the 2015-2030 Sustainable Development Goals
u Negotiations on an enhanced forest instrument
u Increase involvement of Major Groups
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UNFF Abbreviations you might come
across
u CLI-Country Led Initiative
u CPF- Collaborative Partnership on Forests
u DESA-United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
u GEF-Global Environment Facility
u GOF-Global Objective on Forests
u IAF-International International Arrangement on Forests
u SDG-Sustainable Development Goals
u MGI- Major Group-led Initiative
u NLBI- Non Legally Binding Instrument on All Types of Forests, also know as the
forest instrument
u RLI-Regional-led Initiative
u SFM-Sustainable Forest Management
Program overview
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Agenda for Today
u 10:45-11:15 Ice Breaker
u 11:30-12:00 Expectations activity
u 12:00 – 12:30 Keynote Speaker Dr. Filho Sobral
u 14:00-15:30 Policy Implementation Crash Course
u Breakout into working groups, bring your research and ideas for Tutorial 1
u 15:45-17:00 International Processes in Forestry
u 17:00 – 17:30 Debriefing
u 17:30 – 18:30 Meet & Greet with HAFL students
u 18:30 Dinner reception
u The learning outcomes for today are…
u Team building
u Understanding the IAF, UNFF, and international forest policy
u Developing the context for the paper
Housekeeping
u Stickers and business cards
u Volunteer Roles
u Give youth speech at the plenary
u Take pictures
u Update Facebook and Twitter accounts
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ICE-BREAKER TIME!
Team Expectations
u Split into five groups
u Each team discusses and writes expectations from each other and from session facilitators (10
min)
u What are your expectations of facilitators?
u What are your expectations of working with each other?
u E.g. be on time, be participative
u Each team writes expectations for workshop (5 min)
u What are your own personal expectations for this workshop? What is your vision for the end of the
week?
u We all discuss together (10 min)
u What are some guidelines for creating an inclusive dialogue for everyone to share their ideas?
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