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 * Forest** = a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.

Celebrations
The United Nations General assembly has proclaimed March 21 the International Day of Forests. Starting in 2013, the day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of forests and trees to all life on earth. http://www.fao.org/forestry/international-day-of-forests/en/ []
 * March 21** International Day of Forests

Click here for the full text of the [|UN Resolution]

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Wiki
Arboles - Oaxaca Wikispace Trees World trees defendingrainforest

Facebook
[|Translators for Forests]

Flickr
[|Oaxaca City's Green Treasure Map] [|Árboles de Oaxaca] [|Forum on Latin American Forests] [|World Trees] https://www.flickr.com/photos/forestservicenw

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Climate Change
Forest destruction and degradation contributes up to 20% of human greenhouse gas emissions.

Editing
[|Forest Guide] [|Forum on Latin American Forests] [|Celebrating the Tule Tree] [|Follow the Trees to Oaxaca's 2008 Flickrmeet] [|10+ Ways to Improve Environmental Journalism] [|Forest LINKS]

Twitter
[|CIFOR_bosques] [|#forestday] [|IUCN Forests] [|@CIFOR] https://twitter.com/F3Festival

Videos
[|Oaxaca Flickrmeet] [|Climbing the world's biggest trees - Richard Preston]

Questions
What's the girth of your country's largest tree? Where are the oldest trees in the city park?

Recommended Listening
[|Modelling forests from space] Dr Joe Landsberg, former Chief of the CSIRO Division of Forest Research, talks about the importance of forests for our environment. He's written a book with Dr Peter Sands from Tasmania: //Physiological Ecology of Forest Production//.

Tree Tours
[|Brooklyn Botanic Garden] [|Big City, Big Trees - Brooklyn Botanic Garden] [|Listen to the Trees - Brooklyn Botanic Garden]

Elsewhere on the Web
http://www.discovertheforest.org [|Forests: Visit Them, Conserve Them] [|Forest Conservation Portal] [|Rainforests - Nick Carter] [|Rainforest Alliance]
 * [|Chiapas]
 * [|Central America]
 * [|Venezuela]
 * [|Peru]

[|Rainforest Action Network (RAN)] [|Rainforests - Discovery Channel] [|International Forestry Cooperation] [|Forestry Advisers Network (CFAN)] [|Lasting Forests] [|Exploring the Rainforest] [|Cloud Forest Alive] [|Tropical Hardwood Trees] [|Proyecto Forestal de Nicaragua] [|Tropical Forests of Suriname] [|Forestry - FAO] [|Tree TV] [|Global Forest Watch] [|World Rainforest Movement (Movimiento Mundial por los Bosques)] [|North American Forest Commission] [|Forests, Trees and People] [|Collaborative Partnership on Forests - FAO]

Plantation Definition https://plantationdefinitiondiscussion.wordpress.com https://plantationdefinitiondiscussion.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/timber-versus-nature

REDD
[|If the forests turn REDD] - Enthusiasts say the REDD program is important because it ties forest preservation to the pressing issue of global climate change mitigation. But the detractors say it’s likely to be ineffectual at best; and at worst, could help fuel further corruption. [|Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD)] [|REDD-Monitor]

SPOTLIGHT ON THE [|FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL]
The Forest Stewardship Council is an international organization founded in 1993 to "support environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests." Members include representatives from environmental and social groups, the timber trade and the forestry profession, indigenous people's organizations, community forestry groups and forest product certification organizations from around the world. [|Forest Stewardship Council] [|2002 General Assembly - FSC] [|Certification - FSC] [|Press Releases - FSC] [|Mailing List - FSC] [|Forest Stewardship Council - United States] [|Plantations]

FSC Policy Reviews
[|Red Participacion] [|Forest Stewardship Council Objectives] [|Saving the Wood - The Ecologist] [|Timber Certification Tainted - ENS] [|Rainforest Foundation] [|Myth and Reality of the Forest Stewardship Council - Rainforest Foundation] [|Trading in Credibility - Rainforest Foundation (PDF File)] [|Forest Certification Watch] [|Concerns over Current FSC Certification of Plantations – Ricardo Carrere/World Rainforest Movement] [] [|can-the-fsc-logo-ensure-protection]

[|Canada]
[|Canada's Model Forest Program] [|Canadian Forest Service] [|Sustainable Forest Management Network] [|Canadian Model Forests Network] [|International Model Forests Network]

[|South America]
[|CONAF (Chile)] [|Consolidacion de la Region Amazonica (COAMA)] [|Legal Reforms in Bolivia in the 1990s: Challenges and Opportunities for Decentralization, Indigenous Rights and Forest Management - Byron Real]

[|USA]
[|Missing the Forest for the Fees - Kimberly Lisagor/Mother Jones] [|Forest History Society] [|USDA Forest Service] [|National Register of Big Trees]

World Spotlight [|Center for International Forestry Research] [|CIFOR forests blog] [|@cifor_forests] [] CIFOR Latinomerica Facebook [|Global Perspectives on Indigenous Peoples Forestry]

MIsc
Timber is a renewable resource.

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2011
2011, [|International Year of Forests]

In 2006, the U.N. General Assembly declared 2011 the International Year of Forests. (FAO had declared 1985 the International Year of the Forest.) The slogan this year is “Forests For People."

[|Forest Day] is one of the most influential platforms for stakeholders with an interest in forests and climate change to share their views and work together, to ensure forests remain high on the agenda for global strategies to address climate change.

http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/ - Welcome to the International Year of Forests, 2011 (Forests 2011) Web site, a global platform to celebrate people’s action to sustainably manage the world’s forests. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests. Here, you will find information regarding events being organised throughout the International Year as well as interactive web tools and resources to promote dialogue on forests. Tell us how you plan to celebrate “forests for people” during 2011, so that we may showcase your stories and initiatives through this website.

Recent Events http://www.cifor.org/forestsasia/live/english/ http://www.cifor.org/forestsasia/social-media-team-gathers-ahead-forests-asia http://www.iisd.ca/forestry/fas/2014
 * May 5-6** [|Forests Asia], Jakarta, Indonesia; hashtag: [|#ForestsAsia]; Twitter: [|@CIFOR]

[|COFO 22] will review the state of the world’s forests, focusing on their socioeconomic benefits and related questions, including income and employment; ownership and management rights; wood energy and forest products in housing. In this context, it will examine forest policy measures that promote sustainable production and consumption; access to resources, markets and financing; equitable benefit sharing; and valuation of forest products and services.

series of meetings and events sponsored by FAO and its partner organizations and institutions. The World Forest Week is an opportunity for sharing state-of-the-art knowledge and major accomplishments and achievements.

COFO 22 and World Forest Week will be held in Rome at FAO next week. A special session on the World Parks Congress with emphasis on Stream 4 (Supporting Human Life) will be held on Friday 27 June 2014 from 11h50-12h20, CET. [|Provisional Agenda] [|Draft schedule] [|Webcast]

Buzzword Bingo
Bark - Biodiversity - Biophany - Campfire - Climate Change - Dead Trees - Girth - Indigenous - Leaf - Old Growth - Roots - Senses - Soundscape - Solstalgia - Story - Tree of Life - Wildlife

Artwork / Cue Yourself
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