Join journalists and editors from around the world. Meet with leaders and experts, receive media training and cover the XV World Forestry Congress.
From 2–6 May 2022, the Republic of Korea will host the XV World Forestry Congress, providing a crucial opportunity for the global forestry community to analyze and address key challenges facing world forestry, particularly in the context of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic while striving to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Ahead of the Congress, join journalists from around the world in learning and connecting with leading scientists and experts. Discover the latest insights in sustainable forestry and learn why forests play an essential role in keeping our planet livable.
This seminar is free and available in English, French and Spanish. Stay tuned for more details!
SPEAKERS
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Director-General of Forest Future Strategy Department, National Institute of Forest Science, Republic of Korea
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Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader of the Forestry Division
FAO -
Deputy Director Forestry Division
Forestry Division, FAO -
Director General, Vice-Chair
CIFOR-ICRAF, CIFOR -
Senior Forestry Officer & Team Leader Climate Change & Resilience
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) -
Editor Landscape News for the GLF
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Global Forest Resources Assessment
FAO -
World Forestry Congress Programme Consultant
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Associate Forestry Officer, FAO Forestry Division
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Former BBC Science Editor, speaker, writer, consultant
AGENDA
- KST (UTC+9)
DAY 1 (28 April 2022)
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Welcome address
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Editor Landscape News for the GLF
Congress background and key messages: What are the Congress sub-themes, and how do they address the latest issues on forests? How do they relate to global challenges?
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World Forestry Congress Programme Consultant
Congress highlights: Launch of publications
- Launch of the State of the World’s Forests
- Launch of the Global Forest Resources Assessment Remote Sensing Survey
- Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award
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Deputy Director Forestry Division
Forestry Division, FAO -
Global Forest Resources Assessment
FAO -
Associate Forestry Officer, FAO Forestry Division
Lessons learned from Korea
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Director-General of Forest Future Strategy Department, National Institute of Forest Science, Republic of Korea
Q&A
Roundtable with lead scientists: What is happening to the world’s forests from Africa to Asia?
Where do we stand in 2022, and what is to be expected? How can we connect breaking news with the latest science?
This roundtable will cover wildfires, geopolitical conflicts, value chains, COVID-19 recovery, and the role of forests in tackling the climate and biodiversity crisis.
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Director General, Vice-Chair
CIFOR-ICRAF, CIFOR -
Senior Forestry Officer & Team Leader Climate Change & Resilience
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Q&A
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Former BBC Science Editor, speaker, writer, consultant
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Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader of the Forestry Division
FAO
Q&A
Closing remarks; brief overview of Day 2
DAY 2 (29 April 2022)
Welcome to Day 2
Transforming reports into impactful news
How can journalists make the best use of reports, agreements, and policy recommendations and turn them into a piece for a given audience? What are the challenges in conveying scientific data? What are the best practices, tips and solutions?
This workshop is dedicated to exploring how to report on forests from different angles, from denouncing to solutions journalism, using different ways to process and transform information to reach diverse audiences, including data, graphics and science journalism. The workshop will be run using collaborative digital tools and breakout rooms.
SciDev.Net will guide the workshop participants through this interactive session:
- How to spot the story in a technical report
- Questions and discussion
- Breakaway groups to identify story angles and ideas
- Collating story angles from groups
- Plenary discussion of story angles
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Training Coordinator
SciDev.Net -
Operations Director
SciDev.Net
Closing remarks
María Isabel Torres
Mongabay Latam
Patricia Gualinga
lideresa indígena kichwa de la comunidad de Sarayaku, Ecuador
Rodrigo Botero
Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible (FCDS)
Ruth Noguerón
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Stefano Wrobleski
InfoAmazonia Brasil
AGENDA
- UTC+9
DAY 1 (28 April 2022)
Media workshop – Satellite mapping: leveraging technology to tell impactful stories
[Workshop Part 1] Global Forest Watch and how to monitor real-time deforestation
Length: 40 minutes
Speaker: Ruth Nogueron, Researcher, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Interaction: 10-minute round of questions at the end of the presentation
Global Forest Watch is an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time. In this session, you’ll learn how it works and how to use data correctly. We’ll cover what a deforestation alert is; how to search for recent alerts; and how to study deforested areas, from analyzing long-term data to using the data correctly in a publication.
[Workshop Part 2] Crime maps: emblematic deforestation cases
Length: 15 minutes
Speakers: Alexa Vélez, General Editor, Mongabay Latam
Interaction: 10-minute round of questions at the end of the presentation
Mongabay Latam will present two investigative reports. The first report, Crime Mapping, addresses recent deforestation in Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. The problems detected in these areas include the invasion of territories, the introduction of illicit crops, illegal logging, and threats against Indigenous leaders and to protected areas. The second report, Mennonites in Peru, tells the story of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.
We will also explore how to develop a story using a deforestation alert, the challenges that arise when covering deforestation in the Amazon, and the sources available to you.
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[Panel] How did the pandemic aggravate the crisis in the Amazon? From land grabbing to violence against environmental defenders
Length: 60 minutes
Moderator: María Isabel Torres, Mongabay Latam Director
Interaction: 15-minute round of questions at the end of the presentation
Panelists:
- Rodrigo Botero, Director of Fundación para la Conservación y el Desarrollo Sostenible (FCDS)
- Oscar Campanini, director del Centro de Documentación e Información Bolivia (CEDIB)
- Patricia Gualinga, Indigenous leader of the Kichwa people of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon in Ecuador
- Julia Urrunaga, Peruvian Director of Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
DAY 2 (29 April 2022)
(UTC+9)
[Panel] Transnational crimes: collaborative journalism to investigate the Amazon
Panel length: 60 minutes
Moderator: Alexa Vélez, General Director, Mongabay Latam
Panelists:
- Andrés Bermúdez, editor of the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP) – Case: Wood without a trace (in Spanish)
- Stefano Wrobleski, InfoAmazonia journalist – Case: Venezuela, the smugglers’ paradise
- Dora Montero, journalist for the Consejo de Redacción (CdR) – Case: Land of Resistants
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The best pitches will receive US$1000 from Mongabay, Mongabay editorial assistance, and the winning story will be published on Mongabay and Landscape News.
The online seminar, taking place 28-29 April 2022, is organized by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) alongside the XIV World Forestry Congress 2022.
Learn about the role forests play in the world’s well-being, and progress to-date in the implementation of the recommendations made at the XIV World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Join the free seminar, make meaningful connections and increase your knowledge with the support of experts. Gain exclusive access to research, publications and mentoring.
This opportunity is open for all journalists from around the world with a passion for learning and raising awareness about the essential role of forests in the global sustainable agenda.
We can only accept a limited number of participants for this seminar and spaces will fill up quickly. Chosen applicants will be informed in April 2022.
This seminar is directed to journalists proficient in English, French or Spanish who are collaborating with a media outlet of global, national or regional reach.
Please submit your application online, including the following:
- Your 150-200 word pitch focusing on one or multiple sub-themes and topics from the Congress
- A link to work you’ve published
- A link to your CV or professional profile
The online seminar, taking place from 28–29 April 2022, is organized by the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) alongside the XV World Forestry Congress.
This opportunity is open to all journalists from around the world with a passion for learning and raising awareness about the essential role of forests in the global sustainable agenda.
We can only accept a limited number of participants for this seminar and spaces will fill up quickly. Chosen applicants will be informed in April 2022.
This seminar is directed to journalists proficient in English, French or Spanish who are collaborating with a media outlet of global, national or regional reach.
Please submit your application online, including the following:
- Your 150–200 word pitch focusing on one or multiple sub-themes and topics from the Congress
- A link to work you’ve published
- A link to your CV or professional profile
Please note that the application period is now closed.
If you have any questions, please contact GLF Communications Project Coordinator Elena Matviichuk at e.matviichuk@cgiar.org