Conference “Contributions of Forests to a Green Economy” Event

Das BMELV organisierte gemeinsam mit dem Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) eine internationale Waldkonferenz zur nachhaltigen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung und Erhaltung der Wälder in Bonn. Die Kon­fe­renz fand im Rah­men des Wald­forums der Ver­einten Na­tionen statt und diente als Vor­be­rei­tung für die 2012 in Rio de Janeiro statt­findende Gipfel­kon­ferenz zur nach­hal­tigen Entwicklung.

Jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, and with support from Finland and Austria, the conference “Contributions of Forests to a Green Economy”, took place from 4–7 October 2011, in Bonn. The conference is a country-led initiative (CLI) in support of the work of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) and is one of Germany’s activities to celebrate the “International Year of Forests”. The conference was organized in close collaboration with the UNFF Secretariat and FAO.