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		<title>UNFF10 Opens, Recognizes the Value of Forests</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF10) opened on 8 April 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey, with opening statements emphasizing the need to recognize the multiple values of forests and the linkages of forests to sustainable development and poverty alleviation. The theme of UNFF10 is 'Forests and Economic Development.' ]]></description>
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		<title>First International Day of Forests Celebrated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of high-level officials have issued statements in celebration of the first-ever International Day of Forests, including the UN Secretary-General, and the Heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).]]></description>
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		<title>Outreach Materials Released in Support of First International Day of Forests</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/outreach-materials-released-in-support-of-first-international-day-of-forests/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A number of organizations have developed and released outreach and communications materials in support of the first International Day of Forests, an event to be held annually on 21 March. The materials focus on the key messages presented by the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) with regards to: forests and air; water; biodiversity; land; forests and resilience to natural disasters; forests as a key part of the climate change solution; healthy forests, healthy people; and forests are our livelihoods, wealth.]]></description>
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		<title>UN Postal Administration Issues Forests Stamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The series of eight stamps was released in celebration of 2011 as the International Year of Forests. UNFF noted that the stamps visually evoke the spirit of the International Year of Forests and transports it worldwide.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFF Launches Newsletter on Regional Forest Activities</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unff-launches-newsletter-on-regional-forest-activities/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first Issue of UNFF's "Regional Voices" highlights recent forest-related conferences and initiatives at the regional level.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFF Updates Timeline for Nominations to Forest Heroes Programme</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat has updated the timeline for its "Forest Heroes" Programme and Awards. Nomination submissions are due on 1 September 2011, finalists will be short-listed by 15 October 2011, and the forest heroes will be announced on 1 November 2011. ]]></description>
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		<title>UNFF Launches Forests Heroes Programme and Awards</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unff-launches-forests-heroes-programme-and-awards/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFF is calling for nominations of "Forest Heroes" whose achievements have had meaningful impacts with environmental, social, educational and community benefits, have been innovative and inspirational, and have garnered respect from their communities and colleagues.]]></description>
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		<title>UNEP, MEAs Launch InforMEA Webportal</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/unep-meas-launch-informea-webportal/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[InforMEA was launched during the Second Steering Committee Meeting of the MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative, which is bringing together representatives from MEAs, UN agencies and observers to brainstorm possibilities for collaboration related to online reporting, an MEA college, and extensions of the InforMEA interoperability project.]]></description>
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		<title>Rainforest Basins Summit Calls for South-South Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/rainforest-basins-summit-calls-for-south-south-cooperation/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Heads of State and Government of the Amazon, Congo, and Borneo-Mekong basins adopted a joint statement on tropical forests, climate and sustainable development, agreeing to, inter alia: maintain close consultations and promote common interests at various regional and international fora related to forests; prepare an action plan on sustainable management of forests and related resource use; and take concrete steps to promote dialogue and cooperation among their countries. ]]></description>
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		<title>Nominees for Future Policy Award Announced</title>
		<link>http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/nominees-for-future-policy-award-announced/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Climate Change Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nineteen forest policies from 16 countries have been nominated for this year's Future Policy Award, which is granted by The World Future Council, in collaboration with the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF).]]></description>
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