SDG 15 (II): Urban forests for future proof cities…

Policy actions for discussion Opening

• Ms. Paola Deda, Director, Forests, Land and Housing Division, UNECE
• Ms. Tiina Vahanen, Deputy Director, Forestry Division, FAO Moderator's welcome
• Mr. Simone Borelli, Urban Forestry Officer, Forestry Division FAO

Moderator REGIONAL FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE UNECE REGION Policy action 1 What national and local policies and tools are currently available to support urban and peri-urban forestry so that it can effectively contribute to achieving agenda 2030, the Paris Agreement, and other global, national, and local goals?   Presentation : European Commission Directorate-General for Environment

• Mr. Benjamin Caspar, Environmental Policy Advisor, Directorate-General for the Environment, European Commission

Moderated Discussion

• Mr. Andria Basilaia, Deputy Mayor, and Mr. Giga Gigashvili, Head of Environmental Protection Department, City of Tbilisi, Georgia
• Ms. Manuela Gervasi, Senior Policy Officer, European Environmental Bureau
• Mr. Graham Alabaster, Chief, Geneva Office, UN Habitat

Policy action 2 What financing sources and financial mechanisms have been used and are available to implement sustainable urban and peri-urban forestry in cities?   Presentation : Forestami / Milano

• Ms. Maria Chiara Pastore, Scientific Director, ForestaMi, Milano

  Moderated Discussion

• Mr. Erion Veliaj, Mayor City of Tirana, Albania
• Mr. Keith Anderson, International Forest Policy Advisor, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland
• Mr. David Elliott, Chief Executive, Trees for Citie

Policy action 3 How can cooperation be enhanced across sectors and boundaries, including with private owners and the community, to advance sustainable urban forestry as an integrative solution ? Presentation : Management of Golovec urban forests

• Mr. Andrej Verlič, Head, Nature Protection Unit, City of Ljubljana, Slovenia

  Moderated Discussion

• Ms. Carine Saloff-Coste, Head of Green Spaces and Environment Department, City of Paris, France
• Ms. Bianca Baerlocher, Director General, ArboCityNet
• Ms. Isabelle Dela Paz, Internal Councilor, International Forestry Student Association

  Closing remarks

• Mr. Simone Borelli, Urban Forestry Officer, Forestry Division, FAO
• Ms. Liliana Annovazzi-Jakab, Chief, UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber

  MODERATOR

• Mr. Simone Borelli, Urban Forestry Officer, Forestry Division, FAO