On 5 December 2008, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) launched a Strategic Framework for Forests and Climate Change during a side event at the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland.

Since April 2008, the members of the CPF have worked to develop a strategic framework for forests and climate change. The Framework proposes a coordinated forest-sector response to the global climate change agenda. It puts forward a case for a tactical role of sustainable forest management (SFM) in achieving long-term climate change mitigation and as a robust framework for effective adaptation. It also emphasizes urgent action for adaptation and more focus on combating forest degradation through SFM, including forest conservation, rehabilitation and restoration.
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is an interagency mechanism of 14 international organizations and secretariats dealing with forest issues. It was established following an invitation by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). CPF supports the work of the UN Forum on Forests and the Rio Conventions and seeks to enhance collaboration and coordination on forest issues.
Links to further information
CPF website on forests and climate change
IISD RS Coverage of the launch’s side event