13-15 September 2017 Seoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea
2nd Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting

The second Asia Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting will convene under the theme, ‘Acting together for greener and cooler cities’. It will build on the on the first meeting, which adopted the Zhuhai Declaration affirming the region’s “belief that forests and trees in and around cities are the key element to make cities in the Asia-Pacific region greener, healthier and happier and more resilient to climate change”.

Building on this outcome, FAO, the Korean Forest Service, the Korean National Institute of Forest Science and the city of Seoul are organizing the 2nd Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting to work towards the development of a regional action plan to encourage sound urban and peri-urban forestry practices throughout the region.

dates: 13-15 September 2017
location: Seoul, Seoul-T'Ukpyolsi, Republic of Korea
contact: Simone Borelli
e-mail: simone.borelli@fao.org

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