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Forest Congress for the Caucasus and Central Asia

28 - 31 May 2019
Issyk Kul Kyrgyzstan

 

Forest Congress for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan. Photograph: UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section.

 

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Report

The report of the Congress is available in English and Russian.

Rationale

The Forest Congress for the Caucasus and Central Asia covered recent forest developments in the Caucasus and Central Asian region.

The main topics were:

State of Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia

A report was launched providing the first extensive overview of the region’s forest. The report presents the forest resources and the forest sector of the region, including trends and challenges, policies and institutions of the forest sector in the countries, as well as the policy responses in place or planned for the challenges. Full report.

National-level forest monitoring systems

All countries of the UNECE/FAO, UNDA project “Accountability Systems for Sustainable Forest Management in the Caucasus and Central Asia” presented their criteria and indicators’ sets for sustainable forest management. These national-level C&I sets were developed during the 2016-2019 period and will set the basis and framework for forest monitoring systems at the national level and international forest reporting.

Forest Landscape Restoration

The implementation of forest landscape restoration to fulfill the Astana pledges were mapped out and funding opportunities were discussed. Countries presented their forest landscape restoration projects and approaches as well as their plans to implement pledges to achieve the restoration of 2.5 million hectares by 2030.  

Agenda

The draft agenda for the whole Congress is available in English and in Russian.

Find a more detailed agenda for the day on Forest Landscape Restoration, which is co-organized with IUCN here in English and in Russian.

Meeting venue

Karven Four Seasons Hotel, Recreation center Sary Oy village, Issyk-Kul region, Kyrgyzstan.

Media

UNECE press release: Azerbaijan brings degraded land restoration commitments in Caucasus and Central Asia to 3 million ha

IUCN press release

UNECE press release: Countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus scale up ecosystem restoration

FAO press release in English and in Russian

Pictures of the meeting are available here.

Presentations

Presentation Speaker Link
Linking C&I to the national forest strategy T. Otrakcier pdf
25 years of C&I  for SFM - have they made a difference? S. Linser pdf
Launch of the State of forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia study R. Michalak pdf
Degradation and restoration indicators M. Köhl pdf
Examples of forest restoration monitoring in Russia I. Vukolova pdf
What is degradation and how to address it? N. Thevs pdf
The many faces of FLR - ROAM methodology R. Volosyanchuk pdf
International set of targets and indicators that are aligned with FLR R. Michalak pdf
Astana Ministerial Roundtable outcomes M. Yelemessov pdf
Forest Monitoring in Armenia Y. Danielyan pdf
The Bonn Challenge and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration R. Volosyanchuk pdf
The 30x30 initiative D. Dade pdf
World Bank FLR projects in the CCA D. Dada pdf
FAO funding for FLR E. Yazici pdf
Small-scale restoration project in Kyrgyzstan with GIZ support M. Asanaliev pdf
The Forest Summit Armenia A. Amirkhanian link
The Bonn Challenge Barometer R. Volosyanchuk pdf
Facilitator presentation day 1 N. Kirvalidze pdf
Facilitator presentation day 2 N. Kirvalidze pdf
Facilitator presentation day 3 N. Kirvalidze pdf
Forest Restoration in Kazakhstan M. Yelemessov pdf
National perspectives Armenia A. Petrosyan pdf
National perspectives Azerbaijan S. Salmanov pdf
National perspectives Georgia M. Machavariani pdf
National perspectives Kazakhstan M. Yelemessov pdf
National perspectives Kyrgyzstan B. Yrsaliev pdf
National perspectives Tajikistan R. Sharipov pdf
National perspectives Turkmenistan M. Durikov pdf
National perspectives Uzbekistan K. Talipov pdf

Documents / Документы

The table below provides an overview of useful material and information in relation to the Forest Congress

Publication title/
Тема
Language/
Язык
Document/
Документ

ECE/FAO Guidelines for the Development of a Criteria and Indicator Set for Sustainable Forest Management

Методические Рекомендации по Разработке критериев и показателей ведения лесного хозяйства

ENG and RUS

ENG pdf

RUS pdf

Forest Landscape Restoration in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Восстановление лесных ландшафтов на Кавказе и в Центральной Азии

ENG and RUS

ENG

RUS

State of Forests of the Caucasus and Central Asia

ENG

ENG

RUS

Biodiversity guidelines for forest landscape restoration opportunities assessments

Методические рекомендации по учету биоразнообразия при проведении оценки перспектив восстановления лесных ландшафтов

ENG and RUS

ENG

RUS

Gender-responsive restoration guidelines

Рекомендации по гендерно-ориентированному восстановлению лесных ландшафтов

ENG and RUS

ENG

RUS

Forest landscape restoration: Transforming landscapes and livelihoods in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Восстановление лесного ландшафта: переобразование ландшафтов и жизнеобеспечения на Кавказе и в Центральной Азии

ENG and RUS

ENG

RUS

A guide to the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)

Методология оценки перспектив восстановления лесных ландшафтов (МОПВ)

 

ENG and RUS

ENG

RUS

See the animations of each phase as quick visual introductions (ROAM)

Ознакомьтесь с анимационными роликами по каждой фазе (МОПВ)

ENG and RUS

ENG

RUS

Contact

Should you have any questions, please contact Theresa Loeffler or Roksolana Shelest