Connecting Forests, People, and Climate Change Solutions: Harnessing Contributions of Community-Based Forest Management to National Climate Change Plans and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

October 13, 2016

Sequioa Hotel, Mother Ignacia Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines

The National Consultative Workshop was held to establish the link between the contributions of community-based forest management to national climate change plans and nationally-determined contributions (NDCs). The event, entitled Connecting Forests, People and Climate Change Solutions seeked to:

1. To develop clear perspectives on the links of social forestry and climate change;
2. To renew commitments and support for community-based forest management (CBFM) programs;
3. To increase the understanding of stakeholders on climate change action planning and the Philippine NDC process;
4. To share good practice on building resilience and mitigating climate change within community managed/ social forestry areas; and
5. To develop recommendations and capacity needs on integrating social forestry in NDC planning and implementation.

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