Watch this Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. The session provides an opportunity for the Republic of Congo, Zambia, Cambodia and DR Congo to present the status of their Forest Reference Emission Levels (FREL)/Forest Reference Levels (FRL) submissions to the UNFCCC and discuss lessons learned.
Moderator: Maria José Sanz Sanchez, Programme Coordinator, UN-REDD Programme, FAO
Speakers:
Georges Claver Boundzanga, National REDD Coordinator, Republic of Congo
Deuteronomy Kasaro, Mitigation Specialist, National Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Development Planning of Zambia
Chivin Leng, REL/MRV National Focal Point, Cambodia
Jean-Paul Kibambe Lubamba, GIS and Climate Change Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society, DR Congo
Saturday, 5 December 2015 Global Landscapes Forum, Paris, France #GLFCOP21 #ThinkLandscape
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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