WFSE Side Event at UNFF11

At the 11th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) in New York, WFSE organized the side event "Enhancing forest-related development: Community and smallholder forestry in the nexus of markets, policy, and implementation". Glenn Galloway, Chair of the WFSE Steering Committee moderated the event. IUFRO Vice-President, John Parrotta presented the opening remarks, which were followed by four presentations and discussion.

Presentations:

• Peter Holmgren, CIFOR, Director General: Changes that change perspectives and priorities of forests
• Pia Katila, Natural Resources Institute, Finland: Enabling conditions for enhancing forest-based livelihoods
• Glenn Galloway, University of Florida: Interaction among markets, policies and implementation
• Wil de Jong, Kyoto University: The way forward in smallholder and community forestry