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?