Knowledge Sharing, Community Forest Practice Tools and Know-How in the Context of REDD+

In response to the UN call for joint efforts to reinforce sustainable management, viable conservation and development of all types of forests in the framework of the International Year of Forests, Laval University, in partnership with McGill University, organizes from 2 to 7 October 2011, a programme on community forestry in the context of REDD+ implantation approach.

REDD, and now REDD+, is of interest to conservation and development NGOs, and also to private investors. What about forest communities, those that depend on the forest with its resources for their livelihood and their development?

This sharing workshop includes a two-day visit of model forests, and a three-day conference with discussion sessions. The organizing committee includes EDS Institute, the Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics, the Development Chair of Laval University and the laboratory of Dr Catherine Potvin of McGill University. It is supported by the international Network of model forest, the Canadian Forest Service, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Fauna of Quebec.

To learn more on the programme and registration modalities, follow the link below:

 http://www.ihqeds.ulaval.ca/atelieraif.html

To lean more, please contact Ms Jocelyne Néron (Jocelyne.Neron@ihqeds.ulaval.ca) or AIF_Quebec 2011@ihqeds.ulaval.ca et AIF_Quebec%202011@ihqeds.ulaval.ca