On Tuesday 21st October 2014, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies will host the International Seminar “Bridging Local Perspectives and Global Environmental Agendas in Forest Management.” The seminar seeks to highlight forms of community participation in forest management that contribute to global environmental objectives as well as community development and resilience. Participants will include experts involved in the international negotiations on multilateral environmental agreements, governments developing national REDD+ strategies, individuals and organisations involved in establishing financing arrangements for REDD+, representatives of networks promoting community-based monitoring of natural resources and climate change, consultants and businesses engaged in REDD+ project development, and researchers and social and environmental non-governmental organisations working with local communities in the field of forest management. We warmly invite you to participate in this event by registering your interest at nre-info@iges.or.jp.

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