Amy Duchelle

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Senior Forestry Officer & Team Leader Climate Change & Resilience

@ADuchelle

Description

Amy Duchelle is a Senior Forestry Officer and Team Leader of Forests and Climate at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Amy joined FAO in July 2021 from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Indonesia where she led the Climate Change, Energy and Low Carbon Development Team, and before that was based in Brazil for many years. She holds a Ph.D. in Tropical Forestry from the University of Florida and has published extensively on forestry, climate change and livelihood issues. She was named one of the Global Landscapes Forum’s ‘16 Women Restoring the Earth’ in 2020.

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TreesAdapt: Trees and forests to adapt agriculture, land and people

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Digital Room 1

Expert session

Forests and trees for transformational adaptation

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GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM (GLF)

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members: CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FAO, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNCCD, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)