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International Day of Forests – 21 March 2014
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests. The Day will celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests
In Rome, FAO will be celebrating the Day with a seminar highlighting the importance of forest monitoring and sharing results from FAO’s global remote sensing survey.
Programme:
09:00 Showing of the International Day of Forests Video
09:10 Opening address by José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director- General
09:20 Results of FAO’s global remote sensing survey of forests,
Kenneth MacDicken, FAO Senior Forestry Officer
09:40 Highlights of FAO’s forest monitoring work, Eduardo Mansur, FAO Forestry Division Director
10:00 Brief statements by key resource partners
10:50 Closing remarks by Eduardo Rojas, FAO Forestry Assistant Director-General
What: Seminar “New ways of monitoring and managing our forests the importance of forest monitoring”
Who: José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General
Eduardo Rojas-Briales, FAO Assistant Director-General for Forestry
Eduardo Mansur, FAO Forestry Division Director
Kenneth MacDicken, FAO Senior Forestry Officer
When: 21 March 2014, 09:00h-11:00h CET
Where: FAO Headquarters
Sheikh Zayed Centre (Atrium)
Rome, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla (Metro Circo Massimo)
Webcast: The seminar will be webcast live at: www.fao.org/webcast/<http://www.fao.org/webcast/>
For more information, events, posters, logos in 6 languages: www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/<http://www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/>
Video spot for the International Day of Forests 2014 is available in 8 languages:
Arabic<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v0c4fuxzP4>
Chinese<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vTq7nAlrm4>
French<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grr4AWymlqU>
English<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnMgNt3122I>
Russian<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN30MQOQDPI>
Spanish<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkBusU5I8oA>
Italian<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoMjHLbrj-I>
German<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np8W4pEXS4Q>
Accreditation: Accreditation at main entrance to FAO. A valid press card or letter
of assignment on company stationary, plus picture ID, required.
Contact: FAO Media Relations Office
(+39) 06 570 53625
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