22 Jun 2021 | 14:00 - 15:30 |
OPENING PLENARY SESSION: SETTING THE SCENE
Facilitators: Vincent Gitz & XU Jianchu + (TBC)
Opening remarks:
- Prof. SU Jianrong, Director, Research Institute of Resource Insects, Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Prof. SUN Hang, Director, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Prof. HAO Weiping, Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Conference Overview – Vincent Gitz, FTA Director
Keynotes:
- Prof. LU Yuanchang, Chinese Academy of Forestry – Tree species diversity pattern in tropical mountain forests and its implications for close to nature management
- Ms Elaine Springgay, FAO-HQ Forestry/Agroforestry Officer &
Mr Illias Animon FAO-RAP Regional Forestry Officer Agroforestry for sustainable landscapes and livelihoods - Razan Al Mubarak, Managing Director, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund – Rebuilding the status of plants as a focal point for the conservation agenda
- Robert Nasi, CIFOR Director-General – Collapse or resilience of civilization: a role for forests and trees?