Tue, 02 Oct 2007 - Sun, 08 Jun 2008, Organizer: CIHEAM, Spain, Zaragosa. Beginning of the 2nd part of the international Master "Integrated planning for rural development and environmental management" - Meeting

“Forests play a critical role in climate change,” FAO said today during the opening day of the first-ever joint meetings between the Near East Forestry Commission and the Africa Forestry and Wildlife Commission. Jan Heino, FAO Assistant Director-General for Forestry, said, “The Forestry sector, mainly deforestation in tropical areas, causes 17 percent of global emissions of greenhouse gases. Sustainable forest management is a necessary component of a global strategy to combat climate change.”