2011 - International Year of Forests

The International Year of Forests 2011 (Forests 2011) logo is designed to convey the theme of “Forests for People” celebrating the central role of people in the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of our world’s forests. The iconographic elements in the design depict some of the multiple values of forests and the need for a 360‐degree perspective: forests provide shelter to people and habitat to biodiversity; are a source of food, medicine and clean water; and play a vital role in maintaining a stable global climate and environment. All of these elements taken together reinforce the message that forests are vital to the survival and well being of people everywhere, all 7 billion of us.

http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/

2011 Events

January 24 - 4 February
Ninth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests / Launch of the International Year of Forests 2011
UNFF Secretariat
UNHQ, New York

January 21 - 30
International Green Week national awareness campaign launch
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany
Berlin, Germany

February 2
World Wetlands Day
Ramsar Convention

February 21 - 25
26th Session of the UNEP Governing Council Global Ministerial Environment Forum
UNEP
Nairobi, Kenya

March 7 - 8
2nd PrepCom for UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
Division for Sustainable Development
UNHQ, New York

March 12
China Tree Planting Day
Beijing, China

March 22
World Water Day
April
Bulgaria Professional Holiday of Foresters
Bulgaria

April 22
Earth Day

May 2-13
CSD 19 - Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
Division for Sustainable Development
UNHQ, New York

May 9 - 10
World Migratory Bird Day

May 16-27
Tenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
PFII Secretariat
UNHQ, New York

May 22
International Day for Biological Diversity: Biodiversity and Forests
CBD Secretariat

June 05
World Environment Day
UNEP

June 14 - 16
6th Forest Europe Ministerial Conference (Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe)
Forest Europe
Oslo, Norway

June 17
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
UNCCD Secretariat

June 26 - Jul 1
Tree Biotechnology 2011 - From genomes to integration and delivery
IUFRO
Bahia, Brazil

July
UN Economic and Social Council
ECOSOC Secretariat
UNHQ, New York

August 09
International Day of the World's Indigenous People
PFII Secretariat

September
66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
UNHQ, New York

September
Global Forest Conference for Children Environment Online
(ENO)
Joensuu, Finland

October 1 - November 1
Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference
UNECE
Astana, Kazakhstan

October 10-21
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP 10
UNCCD Secretariat
Changwon City, Republic of South Korea

October
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
CBD Secretariat

October 16
World Food Day
FAO
Worldwide

November
European Union Forest Directors - General Meeting
Poland

November
Regional Conference on Forests
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

November 28 - December 9
17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 17) and seventh session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 7)
UNFCCC Secretariat
Johannesburg, South Africa

December 11
International Mountain Day
FAO
Poland

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