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See details in sub pages below:

A. Excerpts UN GA- 61/193. International Year of Forests, 2011; Related UNESCO Convention and Heritage sites, Forest for People,

B. International Year of Forests Logo - Meaning and local language translations

C. How to Introduce Year of Forests and Logo at World Harmony Events

D.  Example of some Special runs in forests

E.   Photos of tree planting and programes with WHR - IYF

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Links:

"Forests" for World Environment Day: 5 june 2011 youtube video from UN : www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrOU2u-v6bE    

United Nations, New York, 3 June 2011 -- Potentially irreversible environmental changes threaten the progress that has brought hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing the need for policy-makers to do more to preserve and strengthen the planet's natural resources, particularly its forests.

UN's International Year of Forests site: www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/

PDF of Year of Forests Fact Sheet: www.un.org/esa/forests/pdf/session_documents/unff9/Fact_Sheet_IYF.pdf

jpg format Year of Forest  fact sheet at : www.worldharmonyrun.org/un_initiatives/year_of_forests/iyf_logo