November 19 2013
This COP 19 side event, Roadfree areas, Keep Forests Free of Roads, Get REDD+ Right is co-organised by the RoadFree initiative and the European Commission DG-CLIMA.
The event aims at putting the protection of roadfree areas at the forefront of international efforts to halt deforestation. The presentations will focus on recent findings related to roadbuilding impacts on deforestation and forest degradation. These findings can contribute to the successful implementation of the UN programme to Reduce Emission from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). REDD+ funding should be directed as a priority to the protection of road free forests as the absence of roads can be an early success indicator of REDD+ activities.
Event: Roadfree areas, Keep Forests Free of Roads, Get REDD+ Right,
Event date: 1300-1500, November 22nd,
Where: EU Pavilion, Room « Brussels »,
Note: Registration is required, and space at the venue is limited.
Contact person: Nathalie Pares (nathalie.pares@europarl.europa.eu)
This COP 19 side event, Roadfree areas, Keep Forests Free of Roads, Get REDD+ Right is co-organised by the RoadFree initiative and the European Commission DG-CLIMA.
The event aims at putting the protection of roadfree areas at the forefront of international efforts to halt deforestation. The presentations will focus on recent findings related to roadbuilding impacts on deforestation and forest degradation. These findings can contribute to the successful implementation of the UN programme to Reduce Emission from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+). REDD+ funding should be directed as a priority to the protection of road free forests as the absence of roads can be an early success indicator of REDD+ activities.
The presentations, by a panel of multidisciplinary experts, will focus on the urgency to keep forests free of roads in order to protect biodiversity and the climate. Special emphasis will be given to alternative solutions to road building and transport infrastructure in rainforest regions.
Speakers include:
- Michael Bucki: DG-Climate, European Commission,
- Sadia E. Ahmed: Researcher with Microsoft Research Cambridge and Imperial College London,
- Pitou van Dijck: Associate Professor of Economics, Center for Latin American Research – Amsterdam,
- Kriton Arsenis: Member of the European Parliament, RoadFree Initiative.
RoadFree’s Warsaw side event will address the following topics:
- Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying REDD+ activities, one challenge, many opportunities,
- Understanding roadbuilding patterns: presentation of the recent study “Temporal patterns of road network development in the Brazilian Amazon,
- Assessing and reducing road impacts on forests,
- Protecting road free areas globally, a cost efficient policy option to protect biodiversity and the climate.
For more information, including registration details, please contact nathalie.pares@europarl.europa.eu