Fwd: forests-l digest: November 20, 2014

FORESTS-L Digest for Thursday, November 20, 2014.

1. Vacancies at FAO Forestry Department
2. Re-engage with T20Q! Contribute to prioritising themes for future forestry and landscape research
3. COP20 EVENT - The Green Climate Fund and other tools for unlocking private sector finance for REDD+


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From: Eduardo Mansur <eduardo.mansur@fao.org>
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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 02:52:09 -0600
Subject: Vacancies at FAO Forestry Department
Dear Colleagues,

FAO is currently recruiting two professionals (P4) for its Forest Assessment, Management and Conservation Division:

1) Wildlife and protected areas management: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/VA/pdf/IRC2662e.pdf

2) Remote sensing: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/VA/pdf/IRC2661e.pdf

Both positions are based at FAO's Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The deadline for applications, which must be done online, is 9 December 2014.

Sincerely,

Eduardo Mansur
Division Director, FAO

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From: "Clendenning, Jessica (CIFOR)" <J.Clendenning@cgiar.org>
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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 14:30:23 +0000
Subject: Re-engage with T20Q! Contribute to prioritising themes for future forestry and landscape research

Dear colleagues,

 

T20Q – or Top 20 Questions for Forestry and Landscapes – captured over 2,500 questions during Phase I of the project.  Over the past month these questions have been grouped into 7 themes and consolidated into sets of similar questions.  We are now seeking your help in prioritising these questions.

 

The new themes presented in Phase 2 reflect the most frequently-occurring topics that emerged from the questions submitted in Phase 1. The 7 cross-cutting themes are:

 

• People & society
• Conservation & biodiversity
• Land use & landscape issues
• Ecosystem services
• Economics & trade
• Climate change
• Management of forests

 

We will count up all the scores and produce a final set of Top Twenty Questions in December. 

 

Help us rank the questions and take part in Phase 2 of the T20Q survey now.

 

T20Q is a collaborative project within the Evidence-Based Forestry Initiative, led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and its partners. 

 

 

Kind regards,

Jessica

 

 

Jessica Clendenning

Research Officer, Evidence-Based Forestry

Center for International Forestry Research

J.Clendenning@cgiar.org | +62 (0) 251 8622 622

cifor.org | blog.cifor.org

 

 

CIFOR is a member of the CGIAR Consortium

 

 

 

 

 

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From: Aude Duquesne <aude.duquesne@cmia.net>
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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:55:18 -0600
Subject: COP20 EVENT - The Green Climate Fund and other tools for unlocking private sector finance for REDD+
Dear Forests-L readers,

The Climate Markets and Investment Association (CMIA) is pleased to invite you to a joint event with the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) on "The Green Climate Fund and other tools for unlocking private sector finance for REDD+"

UN Climate Change Conference Dec 2014 (COP 20) – Official Side Event
05 Dec 2014 18:30 - 20:00
Venue: Caral Room (130)

Incentivising the flow of large scale private sector finance from 2015 – 2020 and beyond is critical if catastrophic climate change is to be avoided, deforestation reduction targets are to be met, and global warming is to be kept below 2 degrees Celsius.

In order to meet deforestation targets and keep to this 2 degree warming trajectory then approximately $12 billion of investment will need to flow to sustainable landscapes initiatives, including REDD+, a large proportion of which is expected to come from private sector sources.

To rapidly scale results based financing for REDD+ to the levels needed will require innovative approaches to unlock the potential of new sources of finance. The Green Climate Fund and other multilateral funding bodies have an important role to play in developing ways to incentivize the flow of additional public and private sector finance into REDD+ activities.

This interactive panel discussion with speakers from organisations including Althelia Ecosphere, the Green Climate Fund, the Global Canopy Programme, the Climate Markets and Investment Association, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Inter-American Development Bank. It will provide insights on the deployment of jurisdictional level solutions which would allow the flow of public and private sector capital at scale.


For more information about the event please email info@cmia.net, info@globalcanopy.org, or visit www.cmia.net or www.globalcanopy.org


Kind regards
CMIA & GCP

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