Program IFFA Annual Meeting 2008 and 6Th Congress

IFFA Work Plan 2010 – 2012 (Draft)

United Nations Forum on Forests UNFF Country Led Initiative “Forest and People” 16-20 November 2009, Guilin, China. IFFA actions:

Responsible: Peter de Marsh / Lennart Ackzell

United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change Conference UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP 15), 7 - 18 December 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark

IFFA actions:

Responsible: Morten Thorøe

Convention on Biological Diversity International Year of Biodiversity

Conference of the Parties (COP 10), 18 - 29 October 2010, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Challenge; The evaluation of the Target 2010 (to achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss) will show that the target has not been achieved and will raise discussion on new conservation requirements.

Responsible:

UNFCCC Follow up COP 15 Copenhagen

Responsible: Morten Thorøe

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UN International Year of Forest

UNFF 9 th session 24 Jan-4 Feb 2011 in New York

Theme: Forests for people, livelihoods and poverty eradication

FAO Committee on Forestry / World Forest Week

Ongoing activities

IFFA Secretariat Develop the IFFA Secretariat in the European Forestry House in Brussels. Finish a Memorandum of understanding

Responsible: Morten Thorøe and Ivar Legallais-Korsbakken

Cooperation with GACF

Responsible: Peter de Marsh

Cooperation with Right Holders Group

Responsible: Morten Thorøe and Peter de Marsh

Cooperation with Growing Forest Partnership Through IIED - 3 - IFFA Responsible: Morten Thorøe

Develop Communications projects with IIED Make a project plans in 2009 for projects to be carried out in 2010

Responsible Morten Thorøe and Ivar Legallais-Korsbakken

Develop Local controlled forest projects Make a project proposal for activities that can develop further locally controlled forestry though enhancing the capacity in the three rights holders group, develop knowledge and organisations, communication tools and exchange of experience.

Make plans in 2009 for projects running from 2010

Invisible Forests -project Purpose to give Family Forestry a human face, which has real impact on economic development for families, regions and countries.

Responsible: Peter de Marsh

Study on private and community forest ownership and their organisations worldwide

Responsible: Connected to the development of locally controlled forest projects

Dialogue with World Bank and IUCN Responsible: Ivar Legallais-Korsbakken, Antti Sahi and Morten Thorøe

Dialogue with the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Responsible: Morten Thorøe

Continued dialogue with The Forest Dialogue Responsible Morten Thorøe - 4 - IFFA IFFA Web-site Transform administration to the European Forestry House facilities.

Accreditation of IFFA to intergovernmental organisations IFFA became incorporated as a legal entity under Washington DC law in November 2006. Many intergovernmental organisations require two years of incorporation prior to accepting accreditation.

Responsible: Natalie Hufnagl-Jovy