FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE AFTER LIMA - AN ASIA-PACIFIC PERSPECTIVE

摘要

The UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) meets annually to determine what kind of efforts will be needed to reduce Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and work out solutions to address the impacts of climate change. However, these discussions and negotiations are rarely accessible to the professionals who are not directly involved in the negotiations. This can develop into a serious handicap if those working in the field on natural resource management remain unaware of the discussions at the global level. In order to bridge this gap in knowledge, since 2010, FAO and RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests have been jointly organizing Post-COP expert consultations to identify the implications of the COP discussions to forest policy makers and practioners. The findings of these consultations are published in a simple and succinct format, in the form of a set of key questions and responses from the experts, so as to inform forest sector stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region.