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GLOBAL LANDSCAPE FORUM 2014

New findings on the dynamics between forests, land use and

food security

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• Christoph Wildburger, IUFRO, Coordinator Global Forest Expert Panels

• Terry Sunderland, Principal Scientist, CIFOR

• Henry Neufeldt, Climate Change Unit, ICRAF

• Natalia Cisneros, Vice-President, IFSA

• Susan Braatz, Senior Forestry Officer, FAO

• Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous people

SPEAKERS & RESPONDENTS

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Global Forest Expert Panel on Forests and Food Security

Scope & Emerging Outcomes

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE FORUM 2014

New findings on the dynamics between forests, land use and food security

Christoph Wildburger, GFEP Coordinator

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International Policy Processes

Scientific Information

Global Forest Expert Panels

UNFCCC, UN-SDGs

Science - PolicyInterface

UNFF, CBD

IndependentInterdisciplinaryPeer-reviewed

ScientificAssessments

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GLOBAL FOREST EXPERT PANELS

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Food security and nutrition

GFEP Forests and Food Security

Forests and tree based systems

25 leading experts various scientific

disciplines

Regional &cultural diversitygender balance

Drivers

Forest – Food System

•direct/indirect roles•management factors

Responses

Global

National

Landscape

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Increasing scientific evidence of importance of forests and tree based systems for dietary diversity and quality

Income from non-timber forest products and agroforestry tree products provide significant benefits for national economies as well as livelihoods, notably for vulnerable smallholders in tropical regions

Fodder and fuel make essential contributions to food security and nutrition

Multitude of ecosystem services simultaneously support food production, sustainability and health

Lack of scientific information, knowledge of stakeholders and awareness of decision-makers

EMERGING FINDINGS

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GLOBAL FOREST EXPERT PANELS

www.iufro.org/science/gfep