Protect faster, Restore stronger.
Co-organizers
Reforest'Action
Leading B-corp for forest protection and restoration
Forest specialist, Reforest'Action is a B Corp certified company whose mission is to preserve and restore the world's forests, through planting and assisted natural regeneration in response to the climate emergency and the erosion of biodiversity. To achieve this, Reforest'Action rigorously selects forestry projects carried out locally by associations, communities, social enterprises and other public players. Reforest'Action supports these players financially and in the sustainable monitoring of projects in order to develop the environmental, social and economic multifunctionality of forests. Reforest'Action's mission is made possible thanks to the participatory financing of companies and more than 200,000 citizens. Since its creation in 2010, Reforest'Action has planted and protected more than 12 million trees in 30 countries, sensitized 20 million people to forest preservation and restoration, and generated a positive impact on the living conditions of more than 150,000 people worldwide. Reforest'Action is in dialogue with public institutions and international organizations to extend and accelerate its commitment to forests.
« Forest ecosystems are a fantastic nature-based solution that can contribute tackle the twin crisis of climate and biodiversity we are facing today: let’s put them at the top of our international agendas »
Stéphane Hallaire, President & CEO, Reforest'Action
The Open Diplomacy Institute
Participatory think-tank for international affairs
The Open Diplomacy Institute is a Paris-based think-tank on international affairs. Since 2010, the Institute aims at involving non-diplomatic actors in the global policy conversation and explores all geopolitical trends shaping the life of future generations: balancing power of Europe with the rest of the world, accelerating the ecological transition, taking leadership of digital disruptions, regulation of the global economy and protecting fundamental rights. Therefore, in 2011, Open Diplomacy created the G20 and G8 outreach groups for youth, the Y20 and Y7. Since this milestone at the heart of the 2011 French presidency of the G20 and G8, the Institute has developed a powerful capacity of « participatory diplomacy » engaging a wide-audience to take part in the design and implementation of international policy. The Open Diplomacy Institute operates the network of the « Parliamentarians for Peace », a transnational group of MPs advocating for bolder political leadership to sustain multilateralism in international cooperation and to address emerging threats for peace.
« 2021 will be game-changing: as we make slow progress towards the end of the pandemic, gaining momentum to address the environmental chaos ahead is vital. Forests, as powerful nature-based solutions, are therefore our best ally »
Thomas Friang, Founder & CEO, The Open Diplomacy Institute
The Global Forest Summit goes live on 12 March 2021.
This high-level virtual conference is open.