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The Forests Dialogue The Forests Dialogue (TFD) is a platform and process for multi-stakeholder discussion and collaborat

🌱 Exciting progress on the two-day Ecosystem Restoration Dialogue in East Kalimantan,  Indonesia! 🌱Day 1 saw participant...
05/20/2024

🌱 Exciting progress on the two-day Ecosystem Restoration Dialogue in East Kalimantan,  Indonesia! 🌱

Day 1 saw participants diving deep into identifying challenges facing ecosystem restoration. After an opening welcome by the Vice Minister of Forestry and the Environment, plenary discussions reflected on field visits from the prior two days. In breakout groups, we discussed challenges before returning to plenary for further dialogue.

Day 2 prioritized identified challenges, covering crucial issues from capacity and knowledge gaps to policy ambiguities. These topics were tackled during Carousel Breakout Discussions, where action plans were developed for private-corporate collaboration, political will, funding, and more.

We’re thrilled by the success of our dialogue, paving the way for ongoing discussions and actions to restore ecosystems in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Heartfelt thanks to all participants, our program host Universitas Mulawarman, and sponsors FOA for their invaluable contributions and support.

🌿 It’s time for another look at the Ecosystem Restoration Field Dialogue in East Kalimantan, Indonesia!🌏 Day 2 of our Ea...
05/17/2024

🌿 It’s time for another look at the Ecosystem Restoration Field Dialogue in East Kalimantan, Indonesia!🌏

Day 2 of our East Kalimantan Field Dialogue provided an illuminating journey through the heart of restoration efforts. We embarked on field visits to various sites, including the Mangrove Center in Balikpapan, where we witnessed firsthand the remarkable transformation taking place through community-led mangrove restoration work. (Picture 1)

Our exploration continued to the New Capital City/Nusantara (IKN), where ambitious restoration initiatives are shaping the future landscape through restoration pilot sites, such as a eucalyptus plantation and a native, mixed species forest.
(Picture 2)

Additionally, we delved into the Research and Education Forest at Mulawarman University (UnMul), gaining insights into innovative approaches to conservation and education, including enhancing restoration planting and cultivating a plant nursery.
(Picture 3)
 
The day concluded with a visit to a Restoration Site, in collaboration with the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), where practices like planting, assisted natural regeneration, direct seeding are furthering ecosystem restoration efforts.
(Picture 4)

Each site underscored the collective commitment to restoring and preserving East Kalimantan’s precious ecosystems.

The CPFP Finland Co-Chairs’ Summary Report is out! “In September 2022, TFD convened a CPFP Initiative field dialogue in ...
03/01/2023

The CPFP Finland Co-Chairs’ Summary Report is out! “In September 2022, TFD convened a CPFP Initiative field dialogue in Finland to explore key themes in the context of the mass timber value chain in Europe. The Field Dialogue followed a Scoping Dialogue in May 2021, which explored a range of stakeholder perspectives at the global scale and addressed questions about the positive and negative impacts that scaling up mass timber construction practices might have on climate and forests.” Read on our website!

TFD welcomed a group of passionate, diverse experts and leaders in forestry last month for our Restoration Scoping Dialo...
02/24/2023

TFD welcomed a group of passionate, diverse experts and leaders in forestry last month for our Restoration Scoping Dialogue. Different perspectives allowed for fascinating and comprehensive dialogue about the role of the private sector in ecosystem restoration.

It felt great to gather for our first in-person Steering Committee meeting since 2020! We are so grateful to have such a...
02/20/2023

It felt great to gather for our first in-person Steering Committee meeting since 2020! We are so grateful to have such a diverse, thoughtful, and dedicated group of people to help steer the direction of TFD’s work and it was powerful to bring these voices and perspectives together again.

In advance of our first in-person Steering Committee meeting since 2020, TFD is excited to announce our two newest addit...
01/27/2023

In advance of our first in-person Steering Committee meeting since 2020, TFD is excited to announce our two newest additions: Angela Graham-Brown and Marthe Tollenaar.

“They each represent key stakeholder groups vital to the future of forests. Individually, both are respected leaders known to help bring diverse perspectives together to find collaborative solutions. Just what TFD needs!”-Gary Dunning, TFD Executive Director

Welcome, Angela and Marthe!

https://theforestsdialogue.org/news/tfd-welcomes-two-new-members-steering-committee-2023

TFD was well-represented at in Egypt, with Steering Committee members bringing their penchant for the dialogue process...
01/23/2023

TFD was well-represented at in Egypt, with Steering Committee members bringing their penchant for the dialogue process to the conference. Read about participants' challenges and reasons for hope in TFD's most recent article, "COP27: TFD Dialogues at the Dialogue."

https://theforestsdialogue.org/news/cop27-tfd-dialogues-dialogue

With the new year and new semester underway, some TFD Associates share their highlights of their work with TFD in 2022. ...
01/19/2023

With the new year and new semester underway, some TFD Associates share their highlights of their work with TFD in 2022. From on-the-ground experience facilitating dialogue in Finland, to feeling inspired by Steering Committee members, to joining the TFD community, 2022 saw many highlights—including the return of in-person dialogues!

TFD is excited to announce the release of the summary report from last month’s Restoration Roundtable. The roundtable, h...
12/01/2022

TFD is excited to announce the release of the summary report from last month’s Restoration Roundtable. The roundtable, held in collaboration with FAO’s Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries as a satellite event of FAO’s Committee on Forestry, brought together forest-based industry leaders to discuss enhancing the forest sector’s engagement in ecosystem restoration. Find the full summary report and additional information on our website!

Big week for women in forestry! Steering Committee Member Carolina Toapanta spoke to Yale students about practical and c...
10/26/2022

Big week for women in forestry! Steering Committee Member Carolina Toapanta spoke to Yale students about practical and collaborative solutions to forest conservation, sustainable forest management challenges, and community-level perspectives, Steering Committee Member Minnie Degawan spoke at the Yale Forest Forum about Reconsidering Planted Forests in the 21st Century, and TFD sent Associate Director Liz Felker to the inaugural Women's Forest Congress in Minneapolis. We are proud to have so many women paving the way in forestry careers!

Our field dialogue on Climate Positive Forest Products focused on Mass Timber in Helsinki, Finland last month brought to...
10/21/2022

Our field dialogue on Climate Positive Forest Products focused on Mass Timber in Helsinki, Finland last month brought together have a diversity of perspectives from many parts of the forest products supply chain who came together to discuss decarbonization within the building sector.

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