In his introduction, Minister of Environment and Climate, Ola Elvestuen referred to NBFN:

“In my former capacity [as chair of the Committee on Energy and Environment of the Parliament] I was happy to start up our own [Norwegian] Blue Forest Network”

Parallel 3B: High carbon stock ecosystems: Incorporating mangroves and peatlands into REDD+ strategies

To highlight the importance of the climate and other ecosystem services provided by wetland forests, and discuss how to increase attention to these relatively small and under-appreciated areas in national and jurisdictional REDD+ strategies.

Moderator: 

• Tim Christophersen, Coordinator, Freshwater, Land and Climate Branch, UN Environment

Panelists:

• HE Arlette Soudan-Nonault, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Republic of Congo
• HE Ola Elvestuen, Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway
• Catherine Lovelock, Professor, The University of Queensland Daniel Murdiyarso, Principal Scientist, Center for International Forestry Research
• Nazir Foead, Head of the Agency, BRG RI (Indonesia Peatland Restoration Agency)