United Nations Forum on Forests

Fifth Session

7^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SEPTEMBER SUMMIT TO REVIEW ANTI-POVERTY GOALS IN VAIN IF DEFORESTATION

CONTINUES, UN FOREST FORUM TOLD, AS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OPENS

United Nations Forum on Forests

Fifth Session

6^th Meeting (AM)

STATE OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN ASIA-PACIFIC

 

ADDRESSED BY UN FORUM PANEL DISCUSSION

 

Overview of Major Trends Presented,

Along with Ideas, Strategies for Advancing Forest Agenda

United Nations Forum on Forests

Fifth Session

4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

2004 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATE WANGARI MAATHAI TELLS UN FORUM

‘FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST, FORESTS MUST BE PROTECTED’

Says River Basin Ecosystems, Such as Congo, Amazon,

Essential to Planet Stabilization; Once Gone, Poverty Will Only Grow

United Nations Forum on Forests

Fifth Session

2^nd & 3^rd Meetings* (AM & PM)

MINE PLAN AGREED TO TACKLE EUROPE’S TICKING POLLUTION TIME-BOMBS

Clean-up of Old Sites, Coherent Policy on New Mines Expected

Under Landmark Agreement to Boost Regional Environment, Security

(Reissued as received.)

CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania/NAIROBI, 14 May (UNEP) -- An historic strategy to reduce the environmental risks of mining in Eastern Europe was adopted today by Governments attending an international conference in Romania.

Background Release

UN REPORT SAYS DEFORESTATION CONTINUING AT ALARMING RATE,

 

AS FORUM ON FORESTS MEETS AT HEADQUARTERS 16 - 27 MAY

GLOBAL FINANCE COMMUNITY JOINS WITH UNITED NATIONS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE,

FOLLOWING HEADQUARTERS INVESTOR SUMMIT

 

(Reissued as received.)

NEW YORK, 10 May (UNEP) -- An unprecedented grouping of pension funds, foundations, European investors and United States state treasurers have joined today with the United Nations to back a new call for urgent action by the global investment community to tackle the threat of climate change.

MAYORS FROM ACROSS WORLD TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (5 JUNE) – WITH URBAN ACCORDS

(Reissued as received.)

BONN TALKS TO PROMOTE PROGRESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE CONVENTION,

 

KYOTO PROTOCOL TO BE HELD 16 – 27 MAY

 

(Reissued as received.)

BONN, 9 May (UNFCCC) -- The next series of international meetings on work under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol will take place in Bonn from 16 to 27 May 2005.

The May meetings will include:

GOVERNMENTS TAKE DECISIVE ACTION TO RID WORLD OF PERSISTENT

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS THROUGH STOCKHOLM CONVENTION

Four New Chemicals Proposed for Phase-Out

(Reissued as received.)