COFO23 was held in Roma

The Committee on Forestry (COFO) is the highest FAO Forestry statutory body.

This year of 2016, the COFO will be organised  at Rome, Italy  from 18-22 July 2016. The key theme has been idendifed as “Shaping a new agenda for forests”

İsmail Belen, the President of CARFO attended several events as a member of Turkish Delegation to COFO

18 July 2016-Monday

• Opening Ceremony COFO23/5th WFW-http://www.carfu.org/?p=881
• High Level Dialogue on Forest and the SDGs,- http://www.carfu.org/?p=885   or  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMD6IGbLb_A&feature=youtu.be

• The Great Green Wall : Africa’s Response to Climate Change and Zero Hunger- http://www.carfu.org/?p=890
• Visit to Embassy of Turkey

 

19 July 2016-Tuesday

• Meeting with Rene Castro Salazar, ADG

 

20 July 2016- Wednesday

• Forest and Landscape Restoration regional initiatives: http://www.carfu.org/?p=787

 

• Presentation of the Silva Mediterranea Activities at Plenary

 

• COFO23/ event on the “Resilience of Mediterranean forests to climate change

21 July 2016 Thursday

• Meeting with Eva Müller, Director
• Meeting with Maria Helena Samedo, Deputy Director General
• 2nd meeting of the Organizing Committee of the V Mediterranean Forest Week
• Video Record on Landscape Aproach- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdPzT00_GEs
• Meeting with Alberto Battistelli

22 July 2016 Friday

• Extraordinary Session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions-Silva Mediterranea