IBFRA18 Conference

Cool Forests and SDGs – Keynotes

Oval Room

Gerald Steindlegger

ISS Integrated Sustainability Solutions, AT

Bhaskar Vira

University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute, UK

Justina Ray

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Mette Wilkie

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, IT

Framing under SDGs. How forests are contributing to SDGs and how they should be integrated, value of intact forests?
Moderator: Gerald Steindlegger, ISS-Integrated Sustainability Solutions, Austria

Keynote 1: Bhaskar Vira, Cambridge University: “Integrating across themes & SDGs. The critical role of forests for the SDGs.”

Keynote 2: Justina Ray, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada: “The exceptional value of intact forests in the boreal realm, with a focus on biodiversity.”

Keynote 3: Mette Wilkie, Forestry Policy and Resources Division Forestry Department of FAO: “Mountain Forests and the SDGs.”