Closing ceremony in Geneva of the International Year of Forests

On 13 December, the Unece/Fao Forestry and Timber Section in partnership with the United States of America and the Republic of Poland celebrated the end of the International Year of Forests in Geneva. Celebrations opened with a Policy Talk on “Forests 2030: the future of forests in Europe and North America” where key findings of three major reports were presented, these being the State of Europe’s Forests 2011 report, the European Forest Sector Outlook Study (2010-2030) and the North American Forest Sector Outlook Study (2006-2030). A distinguished panel of experts from governments, international organizations, NGOs and industry debated these issues.
Press coverage is available at: www.unece.org/index.php?id=27827.