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International Year of Forests
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C. How to Introduce Year of Forests and Logo at World Harmony Events
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,
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
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
A. UN GA RES/61/193, Proclamation of 2011 as IYF + UNESCO
UN Resolution for International Year of Forests, Welcome from UNESCO World Heritage Centre; Forests for people: Cultural and social values of forests and social development: Links to related sites
B. International Year of Forests Logo - Meaning and local language translations
logo - theme of “Forests for People” celebrating central role of people in sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of our world’s forests. Originally in 6 UN official languages, and since translated in over 40 local languages
C. How to Introduce Year of Forests and Logo at World Harmony Events
Introduce Year of Forest in a fun and informative presentation to audiences at World Harmony Run events. The head of the IYF Secretariat uses Question & Answer format to point out interesting facts. Fact Sheets containing useful information provided.
D. Example of some Special runs in forests
includes the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk in Australia.
E. Photos of tree planting
Example Photos from Tree Plantings: Italy 2011; China, Russia, Mongolian team 2010; Hungry, May 2010; Indonesia 2011 Feb; Mexico-2009; Bulgaria 2007, Hungry, May 2010 ,