Community Climate Action: From Global to Local Reforestation

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REVOLVE

#Cities4Forests hosts a side event within the EU Pavilion at #COP25 in Madrid, Spain.

IFEMA

Cities are at the vanguard of global climate action. Trees and forests offer cities an underutilized approach for climate action while also protecting human health, biodiversity, and water resources collectively offering greater disaster resilience.Whether through increasing tree canopy in urban areas, improving green infrastructure in and around cities, or protecting and maintaining global forests, cities are increasingly integrating nature-based solutions into their planning and policies. This side event will share insights gained from Cities4Forests into the role local authorities are playing in improving forest awareness, management and conservation.Community Climate Action: From Global to Local RestorationOrganizers: Cities4ForestsWhen: Thursday, 5 DecemberWhere: IFEMA - Feria de Madrid, EU Pavilion, Blue Zone, Room HelsinkiTime: 10:30am – 12:00pmAgenda:10:30: Welcome Remarks by Mario Boccucci, Head, UN-REDD Programme Secretariat (tbc)10:35 – 10:45: ‘Community Climate action at Cities4Forests’ by Stuart Reigeluth10:45 – 11:30: 7 minute interventions by each panelist:o Silvia Brilhante, Assistant Secretary of Planning of Rio Branco, BraziloVania Olmos Lau, Youth4Nature representative, Mexico Cityo Emmanuel Nii Odartey Obetsebi-Lamptey, Regional Monitor, Nation Builders Corps, Greater Accra Region, Ghanao Eleanore Henderson, Project coordinator, Cultiva Chile, Santiago, Chile11:30 – 12:00: Q&A facilitated by Stuart Reigeluth