ITS EDUCATION ASIA ARTICLE

XV WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS

By Danny Harrington, MD ITS Education Asia

Completed in early May, the XV WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS has resulted in the Seoul Forest Declaration. The Congress showcased the essential role of forests in the global sustainable development agenda – including the 2030 Agenda as well as the Global Forest Goals (GFGs), the Paris Agreement on climate change, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework – and it will identify key measures and recommendations for enhancing this role.

The Declaration focused on six sub-themes and resulted in six key calls to action for all stakeholders – governments, private sector, research and education organisations, communities and youth. You can read the one-pager here.