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FFPRI Seminars During COP30

Forest and Forest Products Research Institution (FFPRI) is organizing the COP30 Seminar as follows.

COP30 Japan Pavilion Seminar
ROLES OF FOREST IN CLIMATE CRISIS

Date

14^th Nov. 2025 (Fri) 14:00-15:15 (Brazilian Time)
　（Japan Time: 15^th Nov. 2025 (Sat) 02:00-03:15）

Purpose of the Event

As we enter an era of climate crisis, large-scale meteorological disasters are occurring worldwide. As seen in discussions under the Kyoto Protocol, REDD-plus, and the Paris Agreement, forests are expected to mitigate climate change by absorbing atmospheric carbon. Simultaneously, as the impacts of climate change become more apparent, expectations are growing for their role in adaptation, such as disaster risk reduction.

This seminar aims to bring together speakers from international organizations, policymakers, NGOs, and research institutions to discuss the roles forests can play in the era of climate crisis, focusing on the perspectives of forest conservation and utilization.

Program

Opening remarks
	Mr. TANIMURA Eiji（Deputy Director-General, Forestry Agency of Japan）
	Ms. Sheam Satkuru（Executive Director, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)）
Presentations
	Dr. Lucas José Mazzei De Freitas（Forest Engineer, Embrapa Eastern Amazon） Tropical Forest Management as a Tool for Social Justice and Sovereignty of Traditional Communities: the Case of the Reserva Verde para Sempre in the Brazilian Amazon Materials
	Dr. Cécile Bibiane NDJEBET（President & Founder, African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF)） Climate crisis: The solutions from African women in Benin, Cameroon and Togo Materials
	Mr. OKABAYASHI Masato（Deputy Director, International Forestry Cooperation Office, Forestry Agency of Japan） Japan’s Efforts in Climate Change Countermeasures through Sustainable Forest Management and Wood Use Materials
	Dr. HIRATA Yasumasa（Research Specialist, FFPRI） Role of Forests in Climate Change Adaptation in The Global South Materials
Panel Discussion
	Moderator : Dr. MIYAMOTO Kazuki（Director, Center for Biodiversity and Climate Change, FFPRI）