Upcoming Events
|
9 February - 8 August 2010
|
||||||
| Feb | 9 | Tue | 4:15pm - 7pm | Forest governance: the key challenge for REDD? Some lessons from Africa | ||
| 19 | Fri | 4:15pm - 7pm | Efforts to minimise trade in Illegal Timber: what the numbers say | |||
| 22 | Mon | 4:15pm - 7pm | Exploring the role of evidence in British forest policy and practice | |||
| Mar | 2 | Tue | 4:15pm - 7pm | The importance of monitoring in Payments for Ecosystem Services | ||
| 16 | Tue | 4:15pm - 7pm | C-Questor - the evolution of an integrated environmental idea | |||
| Look for more... | ||||||
Forest governance: the key challenge for REDD? Some lessons from Africa
February 9, 2010 4:15pm - 7pm
- Bookings end on February 9 at 3:15pm.
OCTF Seminar followed by drinks
Speaker: Simon Counsell, Executive Director, The Rainforest Foundation UK
Simon Counsell is the Executive Director of the Rainforest Foundation UK which supports indigenous and traditional peoples of the world’s rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights. He has been on the front line of campaigns to protect the world’s forests for more than two decades. Before joining the Rainforest Foundation, he led international consumer and public awareness campaigns for Friends of the Earth. He has a BSc in Environmental Science and an MSc in Forestry and Landuse from the Oxford Forestry Institute.
Simon’s work has taken him to the forests of Amazonia, the Congo Basin and West Africa. He has authored and edited many publications including the "Good Wood Guide", and "Life After Logging?" He has often appeared on television and radio, campaigning for the rights of rainforest peoples to protect their lives and livelihoods.