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International Day of Forests 2022: sustainable production and consumption: a path to prosperity  

Monday 21 March 2022: high-level ceremony (12:00 CET) + New report + Tree planting event in Rome (10:30 CET) 

 

On March 21, 2022, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, will jointly present a high level ceremony to celebrate the International Day of Forests.  

 

The theme for the 2022 edition of the Day is "Forests and Sustainable Production and Consumption." 

 

Today, the world faces unprecedented challenges, with climate change being one of the most alarming. These challenges threaten the well-being of people and nature and require innovative solutions that put the world on a path to peace and prosperity on a healthy planet.    

The ceremony will feature a panel of leading experts who will discuss how forest-based innovations, resource efficiency, forest-based products, and ecosystem services can contribute to sustainable lifestyles and accelerate a shift toward more sustainable consumption and production. These efforts help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), health, well-being, and the transition to green and low-carbon economies.   

FAO will also release a new report, Forest Products in the global bioeconomy: Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals, which explains how switching from fossil-based products to wood-based products can help combat climate change and achieve SDGs. 

The event, “Inspire for the Future – The Role of Forests in Ensuring Sustainable Production and Consumption” will take place at the Swedish Pavilion at Expo2020 in Dubai on Monday, 21 March 2022, - 15.00 – 19.00 (GST, Gulf Standard Time, UTC +4); 12.00 to 16:00 CET (Central European Time, UTC+1) (and simultaneous webcast – TBC).  

Speakers at the high-level session include: 

  • QU Dongyu, Director-General, FAO  
  • John Parrotta, President, IUFRO  
  • Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment, Egypt, UNFCCC COP27 Presidency  
  • Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia  
  • Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, Minister for Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates, UNFCCC COP 28 Presidency  
  • Beth MacNeil, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service, Vice Chair of the FAO Committee on Forestry 
  • Jan Thesleff, Ambassador of Sweden, Commissioner General of the Swedish Participation at Expo 2020 Dubai 

A panel discussion moderated by Fredrik Ingemarson, Director of the IUFRO 2024 World Congress will follow. Participants include Roberto Andres Bosch, President, Gremial Forestal, Guatemala; Magdalena Jovanovic, President, International Forestry Students' Association; Mokena Makeka, Principal, Dalberg Advisors, South Africa; Bhavna Prasad, Senior Adviser, Sustainable Business Programme, WWF India; Annie Sandgren, Programme Manager, IKEA.  

The event will be presented in English. Translation will be provided in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian.  

Follow the live webcast here. 

Tree planting event 

Earlier at 10:30 CET, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, the FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, Rome’s Appia Antica Archeological Park and partner institutions will symbolically complete the planting of 40 new trees donated by the Lazio Region as part of the OSSIGENO (OXYGEN) project - an initiative to offset carbon dioxide emissions and protect biodiversity.  

This event will take place at the G20 Green Garden (Vicolo Sant'Urbano, Appia Antica Park, Rome) and journalists are welcome to attend. 

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