The Union of Concerned Scientists is holding a free introductory webinar on the international climate negotiations and tropical forests. Please join yourself and/or share with your students!
Tropical Forests & the International Climate Treaty Negotiations 101 Thursday, October 27 3:00-4:00 p.m. (EDT) RSVP here: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/what_you_can_do/rsvp-forest-webinar.html WEBINAR INVITATION Forests & International Climate Negotiations 101 It can be difficult to keep up with what's happening in the negotiations of the United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and what countries will do when the Kyoto Protocol's first round of emission reductions expire in 2012. However, it is critical that experts from around the world are watching the negotiations and weighing in with their countries to ensure that strong, sound policies are agreed upon. We have summaries of the outcomes from the last two major UNFCCC meetings online: Copenhagen in 2009 and Cancun in 2010. Tropical forests came out of both meetings as the big winner. Countries agreed to implement a set of policies known as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus Related Pro-forest Activities) to work toward conservation of these ecosystems. This historic agreement can end thousands of years of deforestation, which is critical because about 15 percent of heat-trapping emissions worldwide come from tropical deforestation. Join this webinar to learn more about the international climate treaty negotiations, tropical forests, and why it is so important for people like you to stay involved. Webinar: Tropical Forests & the International Climate Treaty Negotiations 101 Thursday, October 27 3:00-4:00 p.m. (EDT) RSVP here: http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/what_you_can_do/rsvp-forest-webinar.html Sarah Roquemore Outreach Coordinator Tropical Forest & Climate Initiative Union of Concerned Scientists 1825 K Street NW Suite 800 Washington DC 20006-1232 Direct Line: 202-331-5669 Fax: 202-223-6162 www.ucsusa.org/forests
