Fwd: forests-l digest: October 15, 2014

FORESTS-L Digest for Wednesday, October 15, 2014.

1. Apply for youth masterclasses: Build networking, facilitation, pitching and critical thinking skills
2. Invitation to 'Transformative Initiatives in Biodiversity Mainstreaming and Financing' 16 Oct at CBD COP12, Rio Conventions Pavilion
3. "Understanding land use in the UNFCCC" in French and Spanish


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From: "Kovacevic, Michelle (CIFOR)" <M.Kovacevic@cgiar.org>
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 06:06:18 +0000
Subject: Apply for youth masterclasses: Build networking, facilitation, pitching and critical thinking skills

A great opportunity for young professionals attending COP20 interested in land use, climate change and sustainable development issues: www.landscapes.org/youth-masterclasses

 

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Do you:

·         Find it difficult to network at big conferences?

·         Feel shy to put up your hand and say something at side events?

·         Struggle to understand the political and technical jargon used by climate change and sustainable development folks?

·         Want to build all these skills and meet a bunch of like minded young people and professionals interested in youth issues?

Then you should attend a series of youth masterclasses run by professional trainers at December's Global Landscapes Forum in Peru!

What are the youth masterclasses?

Despite increasing commitments for youth representation in committees and at conferences, there's not been a space for sufficient mentoring and skill building opportunities so young people can effectively contribute to discussions, network and become better professionals.

We want to build the skills of youth to become leaders and give them a space to effectively contribute to innovative cross-cutting solutions to land use, climate change and sustainable development issues.

That's why we're offering a series of online and offline skill and knowledge building masterclasses in November and December, run by professional trainers.

What skills and knowledge will you build?

On Friday 5 December (the day before the GLF youth session on December 6), 40-60 young professionals and students will learn how to:

·         Critically assess technical and political landscape issues

·         Contribute to a discussion

·         Pitch an idea

·         Facilitate a discussion

·         Effectively network

Each of these classes will have an online component, which will be offered in November.

I didn't really come to COP20 to go back to school…

Good, because this will be nothing like school!

We will be using cool new ways to make this event fun, interactive and participatory. However, we will be setting a mission or two for you to complete at the Global Landscapes Forum to showcase the skills you have learnt 

Agenda

Friday December 5th Sol De Oro Hotel Lima, Peru
Time	Program
08:30 – 08:45	Introduction Recap of webinar learning and pre-conference activities.
	Concurrent masterclasses (15-20 participants in each)
08:55 – 10:55	(Part 1) Contributing to a discussion Articulating comments and questions.	(Part 1) Critical thinking and understanding landscapes   Active listening, how to find reliable information from diverse sources	(Part 1) How to facilitate a discussion
10:55 – 11:10	Break
11:15 – 13:15	(Part 2) Pitching an idea Dragon's den + peer assessed assignment.	(Part 2) Critical thinking and understanding landscapes Identify key argument points, addressing these points	(Part 2) How to facilitate a discussion
13:15 – 14:25	Lunch
14:30 – 15:00	Debrief focusing on skills learned and how these skills can be put in practice during the 2014 GLF
15:00 – 16:00	Networking masterclass
16:00 – 16:30	Break
16:30 -17:15	Youth-professional networking

 

But I want to go to all the masterclasses!

As we have a lot to cover in a short space of time, you will only be able to attend one masterclass stream (i.e. Facilitation OR critical thinking OR pitching) plus the networking masterclass. However, we plan to make materials from all masterclasses openly available to encourage widespread learning.

You will receive…

·         A certificate of completion, which you can reference on your CV as professional development

·         A resource booklet with reference material to help you further the skills you learn

·         Opportunities to take on leadership positions at the Global Landscapes Forum (previous youth leaders have been asked to moderate discussions, MC high-level panels etc)

·         Mentorship from older and younger professionals

·         Access to professional trainers

·         A new network and long-lasting friendships with young professionals/students from across the world!

 

Selection criteria

Unfortunately we only have a capacity of 40-60 participants so all applicants will be going through a selection process. To be eligible, you need to be:

·         Between 18 to 30 years old

·         Registered to attend the Global Landscapes Forum (register here)

The masterclasses are free but unfortunately we cannot provide funding support for selected participants.

How do I register?

Register your interest to attend here.

You will be notified whether you have been selected in early November.

More information at www.landscapes.org/youth-masterclasses

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From: Veronica Lo <lo.veronica@gmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:58:29 +0200
Subject: Invitation to 'Transformative Initiatives in Biodiversity Mainstreaming and Financing' 16 Oct at CBD COP12, Rio Conventions Pavilion

Dear colleagues,

UNDP and partners are delighted to invite you to a full day event at CBD COP-12:
'Transformative Initiatives in Biodiversity Mainstreaming and Financing'.

09:30 – 19:30 THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER, at the RIO CONVENTIONS PAVILION, Concert Hall, Alpensia Convention Centre (see flyer here and detailed programme here)

We will discuss complementary global and national initiatives that aim to:
- Quantify the economic benefit of biodiversity and ecosystems services
- Integrate these economic values into national accounting and decision-making systems;
- Assess the current expenditures in biodiversity;
- Determine the future investments required to meet national and global biodiversity targets; and,
- Explore challenges and opportunities of a range of financing mechanisms to address the global biodiversity finance gap.

Delegates are also invited to an evening high-level roundtable discussion at 18:30 with Ministers and senior officials from governments and agencies, discussing opportunities to advance, integrate and accelerate efforts to include biodiversity into policymaking and financing, including in the context of the emerging post-2015 development agenda. Speakers include:

-  Hon. Ernesto Adobo, Undersecretary, Department of. Environment and Natural Resources, The Philippines
-  Chencho Norbu, Director  General, Department of Forest and Park Services, Bhutan
- Bruno Oberle, State Secretary and Director, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland
-  Mark Zimsky, Biodiversity Focal Area Coordinator, GEF Secretariat
-  Ivo Havinga, Chief of Economics Statistics Branch, UN Statistics Division
-  Bill Rahill, Director, Environment and Natural Resources Management, The World Bank
- Nik Sekhran, Chief of Profession, Sustainable Development, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP

The high-level roundtable will be followed by a reception.

We invite all COP delegates to attend and, especially for those not in Pyeongchang, to tune in via Twitter through: @UNDP, @UNDPbiofin, @UNDPSPC, #biodiversity and #CBDCOP12) Read more on our website here.

Best regards,

Veronica

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Veronica Lo

Consultant, UNDP 

Email: lo.veronica@gmail.com 

Skype: Veronica.Lo

Mobile: +31 684 131 854 (time zone: Rome)

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From: Maggie Roth <maggie.roth@fcmcglobal.org>
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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:32:25 +0000
Subject: "Understanding land use in the UNFCCC" in French and Spanish

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the report Understanding Land Use in the UNFCCC and the accompanying Policymaker's Summary has been translated into French and Spanish. You may download the report, summary and translations on the FCMC website by clicking HERE.

Greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use are critical to combat climate change. Due to technical characteristics of land use decisions under the UNFCCC related to the sector have developed differently. It has come to be seen as an arcane and complex subject. The objective of the guide Understanding Land Use in the UNFCCC is to increase the technical understanding of how emissions and removals from the land sector are reported and accounted under the UNFCCC. The guide and summary was produced by independent authors with financial support from the Climate and Land Use Alliance and financial, technical and operational support from FCMC.

For questions or comments please contact: Robert O'Sullivan at robert.osullivan@fcmcglobal.org. 

Thank you for your interest.

Best,

Scott

 

Scott A. Hajost, Chief of Party

Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities (FCMC) Program

A USAID funded project implemented by Tetra Tech, ARD

www.fcmcglobal.org

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