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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/

 

 

 

For more information, events, posters, logos in 6 languages: www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/

 

Video spot for the International Day of Forests 2014 is available in 8 languages:  

Arabic

Chinese

French

English

Russian

Spanish

Italian

German

 

 

 

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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Journalists & editors:

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