https://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/ Key Forest Related events in 2010/ 2011 2010 October 4 - 8 Twentieth Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO) FAO Rome, Italy October 11 - 15 Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) CBD Secretariat Nagoya, Japan November 29 - December 10 Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol UNFCCC Secretariat Cancun, Mexico December 18-19 Closing of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 - transition to International Year of Forests 2011 CBD Secretariat and UNFF Secretariat Kanazawa, Japan December 13 - 18 46th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees ITTO Yokohama, Japan 2011 January 24 - 4 February Ninth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests / Launch of the International Year of Forests 2011 UNFF Secretariat UNHQ, New York January 21 - 30 International Green Week national awareness campaign launch Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany Berlin, Germany February 2 World Wetlands Day Ramsar Convention February 21 - 25 26th Session of the UNEP Governing Council Global Ministerial Environment Forum UNEP Nairobi, Kenya March 7 - 8 2nd PrepCom for UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) Division for Sustainable Development UNHQ, New York March 12 China Tree Planting Day Beijing, China March 22 World Water Day April Bulgaria Professional Holiday of Foresters Bulgaria April 22 Earth Day May 2-13 CSD 19 - Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) Division for Sustainable Development UNHQ, New York May 9 - 10 World Migratory Bird Day May 16-27 Tenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues PFII Secretariat UNHQ, New York May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity: Biodiversity and Forests CBD Secretariat June 05 World Environment Day UNEP June 14 - 16 6th Forest Europe Ministerial Conference (Sixth Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe) Forest Europe Oslo, Norway June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought UNCCD Secretariat June 26 - Jul 1 Tree Biotechnology 2011 - From genomes to integration and delivery IUFRO Bahia, Brazil July UN Economic and Social Council ECOSOC Secretariat UNHQ, New York August 09 International Day of the World's Indigenous People PFII Secretariat September 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly UNHQ, New York September Global Forest Conference for Children Environment Online (ENO) Joensuu, Finland October 1 - November 1 Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference UNECE Astana, Kazakhstan October 10-21 UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP 10 UNCCD Secretariat Changwon City, Republic of South Korea October Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) CBD Secretariat October 16 World Food Day FAO Worldwide November European Union Forest Directors - General Meeting Poland November Regional Conference on Forests Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo November 28 - December 9 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 17) and seventh session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 7) UNFCCC Secretariat Johannesburg, South Africa December 11 International Mountain Day FAO Poland