| Azlan Othman |
MINISTERS from across the region are joining conservationists, researchers and business leaders at the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit 2016, to discuss climate change and sustainable forest management, in an era of new climate challenges.
The summit will be launched today at the International Convention Centre (ICC), by Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Haji Apong, the Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism.
The three-day forum will feature more than 70 speakers, including Mark Burrows, the Vice-Chairman of Global Investment Banking at Credit Suisse and Dr Peter Holmgren, the Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
They will be joined by ministers from Cambodia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Vanuatu, Timor-Leste and Fiji, along with high-level officials from other countries in the region.
The Asia-Pacific region is undergoing rapid development, which is putting pressure on its important rainforests. This has led to debate over responsible and sustainable forest management, as more land makes way for feeding and housing the region’s soaring population.
Among the topics up for discussion at the summit are current initiatives undertaken by government and industry leaders, in support of the Paris Agreement of 2015-2016, to address climate change.
Financing for rainforest conservation and REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation), along with opportunities for public-private-people partnerships (P4) will also be discussed.
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