International Conference on Forest Education: Biographies of speakers and moderators

Abstract

The International Conference on Forest Education (ICFE), organised by FAO, IUFRO, ITTO, CIFOR/ICRAF and the Secretariats of UNFF and UNFCCC, will be a defining event in forest education. It will be instrumental in helping to chart a path forward for forest education globally. The conference will celebrate the culmination of over a year-long effort involving global and regional partners to collect and synthesise information on the status and needs of forest education and training globally, and to raise awareness of the contributions that robust forest education and knowledge systems play in the achievement of multiple forest goals and forests’ contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals. Key findings of a global assessment and six regional assessments will be presented at the ICFE. Some exciting new initiatives, including by members of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), will also be presented.