IIASA Director General Hans Joachim (John) Schellnhuber will be the keynote speaker at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' fifth webinar in a dynamic series focused on developing a resilient and sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. This session will explore how sustainable wood construction can serve as a nature-based solution to address multiple challenges - from the global housing crisis to climate change mitigation.
Using a systems-thinking approach, the session will examine how wood can store carbon, reduce emissions, and enhance wellbeing. The discussion will cover policy coherence needed to implement wood-based solutions, innovative technologies that improve durability and climate performance, and finance strategies that support scaling up sustainable wood construction.
Don't miss this opportunity to discover how wood can help build a more sustainable, carbon-neutral future through integrated bioeconomy approaches.
Everyone is welcome to join!
This global webinar series is an integral part of the Country and Organization-Led Initiative on Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches and is supported by the Federal Ministry, Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management, Republic of Austria, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland.
Speakers
Introduction and moderator
Thais Linhares Juvenal, Senior Forestry Officer, Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Co-chairs opening remarks
Megan Masters, Manager of Multilateral Affairs, Natural Resources, Canadian Forest Service, Canada
Ángel Llerena, Undersecretary of Forest Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Ecuador
Keynote - Reforest the planet and retimber the city
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Director General, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Expert panel
Françoise Van de Ven, President, Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux (ATIBT)
Nasra Nanda, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Green Building Society, Chairperson, Africa Regional Network, World Green Building Council
Joshua Maviti, Programme manager, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat
Bob van der Zande, Director, Build In Wood initiative, Metropolitan Region Amsterdam
Maria Clara Nascimento Ordonez, Coordinator, COP 30 Activation Group #12 Sustainable and Resilient Constructions
Closing remarks
Ambassador Antonio da Costa e Silva Neto, International Advisor, Ministry of Cities, Brazil
Visit the FAO website for further information about the speakers and the program.
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