Thursday, 28 August 2008
Keynote addresses
Malik Amin Aslam, Former Minister of State for Environment, Government of Pakistan - Carbon market development in Pakistan – Leveraging the innovative role of forest management
Catherine Potvin, Special Advisor, Autoridad Nacional del Ambiente, Republica de Panama and Professor, McGill University - Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation: international negotiations and technical challenges
Hans R. Heinimann, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems - Precision Forestry - A key concept to make adaptive management operational?
Technical sessions
7. Biodiversity, conservation and protective functions of forests9. Innovative management and policy approaches to climate change adaptation
12. Genetic and physiological adaptation to a changing climate
17. Opportunities for combining adaptation and mitigation