At COP29 in Baku, FCLP is co-organizing events facilitating global dialogue on forest and climate action, showcasing progress and collaboration made in the previous years, and highlighting the necessary actions for long-term systemic reforms with tangible examples of national and international efforts.
Join us for a series of engaging forest-related events at COP29. See details below.
FCLP STATEMENTS & REPORTS
12 Nov 2024 – Press Release: Global Leaders gather to advance forest protection and climate goals at COP29: FCLP_Press Release COP29 12 Nov 2024,
14 Nov 2024 – Call for Accelerated Forest Carbon Payments to Protect Forests and Achieve Climate Goals: 15 countries issue political statement underscoring their commitment to scaling up finance for forests. COP29 FCLP FOREST CARBON STATEMENT_FINAL and press release FCLP_Press Release COP29 14 Nov 2024_update 18.11.2024
18 Nov 2024 – Call to Action on Securing Indigenous Peoples and local communities forest tenure
FCLP MAIN EVENTS
Leaders Protecting Forests for Climate, Lives and Livelihoods
Highlighting the role of forests and nature in countries’ actions to efforts to achieve their goals and targets under the 3 Rio Conventions.
The event will feature progress on the critical policy, finance, and technology solutions required to properly value forests and nature within public and private sector decision-making processes. While showcasing progress to-date, the event will also set the stage for expected outcomes at COP30. Taking place between UNCBD COP16 and UNCCD COP16 this year, this high-level event at UNFCCC COP29 provides an opportunity to highlight the role of forests and nature in countries’ actions to efforts to achieve their goals and targets under the three Rio Conventions.
This event also marks the transition of the FCLP leadership from Ghana and the United States to the United Kingdom, and Guyana and sets the stage for anticipated outcomes at COP30.
Speakers:
- H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana
- H.E. Marina Silva, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil
- H.E. Luis Gilberto Murillo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
- Buba Balkisou, Vice National Coordinator REPALEAC, GATC
- Dr. Hans Brattskar, Special Envoy for Climate and Forests, Norway
- Rt Hon. Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom
- John Podesta, Special Advisor for International Climate Policy, USA
- Ravi Menon, Ambassador for Climate Action, Singapore
- H.E. Laurent Tchagba, Minister of Water and Forest, Cote D’Ivoire
Moderation: H.E. Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion, COP28 Presidency, UAE
Date: Tuesday, 12 Nov. 2024 14:30 to 15:30 (Azerbaijan Time)
Venue: Plenary Room 2, Blue Zone, Baku, Azerbaijan
Host: Ghana and UAE
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Press release 12 Nov 2024: FCLP_Press Release COP29 12 Nov 2024
Impressions on LinkedIn
Scaling Forest Carbon Finance for People, Planet, and Nature
Ministerial event on carbon markets hosted by the governments of Guyana, Ghana and the United Kingdom
This ministerial-level event will bring together represents from government, private sector and civil society to reaffirm our shared commitment to growing high integrity forest carbon markets, to showcase progress and identify areas where further action is needed. This event is hosted by the governments of Guyana, Ghana and the United Kingdom as part of the carbon markets and results workstream of the Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP), a coalition of governments committed to accelerating delivery of the of goal of halting and reversing forest loss by 2030.
Speakers:
Keynotes
- Kerry McCarthy, Minister of Environment United Kingdom
- Professor Biman Prasad, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Finance, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics, Fiji - Richard Duke, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, US Department of State
Bridging Perspectives: Governments and IP&LCs conversation on Forest Carbon Credits and Results
- Dr. Pradeepa Bholanauth, Senior Director for Climate and REDD+, Ministry of Natural Resources of Guyana
- Toshao Sonia Latchman, Vice Chair of the National Toshaos Council of Guyana
- Berioska Quispe, National Climate Change and Desertification, Director Ministry of Environment of Peru
- Fermin Chimatani, President of the National Association of Contract, Executors of Administration of Communal Reserves of Peru (ANECAP)
- Apu Jorge, Pérez Rubio President of the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP)
Carbon Results and Credits: Demand side
- Dr. Charles Ehrhart, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, Green Climate Fund
- Valerie Hickey, Global Director for Environment, The World Bank
- Dr. Matthew J. Bell, Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader, Ernst & Young
- Mirey Atallah, Chief of the Adaptation and Resilience Unit, Climate Change Division, UNEP
Moderation: Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, Climate Change Director Ghana’s Forestry Commission National REDD+ Focal Point for Ghana
Date: Thursday, 14 Nov. 2024 at 13:00 – 14:30 (Azerbaijan Time)
Venue: DRC Pavilion H14, Blue Zone, Baku, Azerbaijan
Host: FCLP
Translation: English, Spanish and French
Call for Accelerated Forest Carbon Payments to Protect Forests and Achieve Climate Goals: Political Statement issued by 15 countries: COP29 FCLP FOREST CARBON STATEMENT_FINAL
Press release 14 Nov 2024: FCLP_Press Release COP29 14 Nov 2024_update 18.11.2024
Impressions on LinkedIn
Call to Action on Securing Indigenous Peoples and local communities forest tenure
This event will convene Indigenous leaders, government representatives, and philanthropies to outline how to strengthen land tenure security and forest management rights for Indigenous Peoples and other forest-dependent communities in tropical forests towards COP30 and beyond. The event will focus on two themes:
- Progress to date and next steps of the Forest Tenure Funders Group
- Increase political ambition to recognise land tenure
Speakers:
Panel 1: Advancing financing for forest tenure for Indigenous Peoples and local communities
- Francisco Felipo, Minister of Indigenous Peoples´s Advisor, Brazil
- Hege Ragnhildstveit, Policy Director, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Maggie Charnley, Head of the UK government’s International Forests Unit
- Heike Henn, Director of Subdivision for Climate and Energy, German Ministry of Development Cooperation
- Evan Notman, Senior Climate Specialist in the Natural Climate Solutions division of USAID
- Pascal Martinez, Forest and Wildlife Thematic Lead at the Global Environmental Facility
Panel 2: Call to Action to work together towards COP30
- Raquel Soto, Viceminister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources of the Ministry of Environment of Peru
- Juan Carlos Jintiach, Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
- Roselyn Fosuah Adjei, Director, Climate Change at Ghana’s Forestry Commission
- Nonette Royo, Executive Director, The Land Tenure Facility
- Tatiana Roa, Vice-Minister of Environmental Planning of the Territory, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia
- Solange Bandiaky-Badji, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Coordinator
Moderation: Charlie Speller, Policy Director at FCLP, Carla Cardenas, Policy Lead at FCLP
Date: Monday, 18 Nov. 2024, 09:30 – 11:00 (Azerbaijan Time)
Venue: The Forest Pavilion (UNFF Pavilion), Blue Zone, Baku, Azerbaijan
Host: FCLP
Translation: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Media Advisory 18 Nov 2024: FCLP_Media Advisory COP29 18 Nov 2024
Impressions on LinkedIn
FCLP ACTION AREA EVENTS
Colombia Presents the Socio-Ecological Transition
Colombia launches its Vision and Portfolio for Climate Action and Socio-Ecological and Just Energy Transition, which seeks to promote transition processes that contribute to strengthening governance and the construction of total peace and sustainable development in favour of life, generating viable economic opportunities.
Date: 2 Dec
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Venue: Colombia Pavillion (Blue Zone)
Lead: Colombia
