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Forum on forests and peace building: a post-conflict opportunity. Summary report

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 16 p.

Publisher CARDER ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Forum on Forests and Peace-building: a Post-confl ict Opportunity was held in Bogotá on 20 August 2015 under the leadership of the Delegation of the European Union in Colombia, the Government of Colombia and the Risaralda Autonomous Regional Corporation (CARDER), with 300 people taking part. The event had the aim of placing the subject of forests and their role in local peace-building fi rmly on the table for decision-makers and the country’s public opinion. An “encounter” rather than “debat e” approach was adopted for the meeting. A range of bodies was involved in its organization, contributing in their various capacities to a roughly two-month preparatory process, pooling their efforts and achieving a critical mass large enough to help place forests within a peace-building setting. El Espectador newspaper’s Forest Goods and Services Campaign took charge of dissemination in the media and also of logistical organization.

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