26-30 July 2010, Accra, Ghana

Organiser: The Major Groups participating in the UNFF

The Multi-Stakeholder Workshop aims to support the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) process by enhancing meaningful participation of Major Groups at the policy-making level, and building momentum towards implementation.

Key objectives for the workshop are:

• to identify strengths and weaknesses of the Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue process associated with the UNFF,  and create specific recommendations for increasing its effectiveness;
• to identify specific activities for Major Groups’ contribution to the UN International Year of Forests (2011);
• to foster alliances, partnerships and networking within Major Groups and between Major Groups and other key players in the UNFF process.

CEPF is a focal point for one of the nine Major Group representing Farmers and Small Forest Landowners. Our contribution will be facilitated by the International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) that proposed the case studies.

The workshop will develop recommendations for UNFF 9 to be held in 2011.

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