The 2016 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, will bring together governments, private sector executives, leading practitioners from non-government organisations and world-class researchers to exchange knowledge and highlight leading practices to slow, halt and reverse deforestation in the Asia-Pacific region.

The summit builds on the inaugural Summit held in Sydney, Australia, in November 2014. The first summit ended with a strong show of support from regional leaders to help realise the global goal of ending natural rainforest loss by 2030, and resulted in the formation of the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Partnership, a press release said.

Landmark global agreements reached in 2015 through the Paris Climate Change Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have carried the momentum forward, increasing the need for strong regional partnerships and collective action on forests.

The 2016 Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit will focus on crucial areas for action on sustainably managing forests and landscapes, reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and promoting economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Discussions at the event will be based around four main themes: Innovative forest-climate financing; the role of the private sector and new opportunities for publicprivate-people partnerships; measurement, reporting and verification for sustainable landscape management and the 'REDD+' (referring to efforts to 'reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests, and enhancement of forest carbon stocks'); policy and governance issues in countries and across the region; and green economies for a bright future.

The Asia-Pacific is one of the world's most dynamic regions, its rapid development being accompanied by many challenges including global climate change and a growing population. Agricultural expansion to achieve food security and economic development can threaten the sustainability and biodiversity of the region's tropical forests, and the many ecosystem services they provide.

Against this backdrop, some regional economies are adopting a 'green-growth approach' to sustainably manage their forests and landscapes. As part of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, countries have also established targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including emission reductions from the forest sector.

Similarly, leading businesses are committing to sustainable land-use and investment practices, including pledges to halt deforestation.

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