This event is organized by Environmental Quality Protection Foundation and co-organized by The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China. It will underscore the opportunities and challenges of forests and livelihoods in terms of sustainable development. Well-managed forests can alleviate poverty, create green jobs, reduce disaster risk, build up resilience, conserve water, and further support sustainable livelihoods!

Three years ago, Taiwan suffered from the havoc of the typhoon Morakot, but the people and the environment recovered with the joint efforts by the civil societies and the government. With the successful experience, we aim to identify the critical role forests play in climate change and green economy at local, national, and global level. We will bringing together experts of forest management from various organizations, with multi dimensions such as forestry, legal mechanism, and administrative, as our speakers to share their expertise and real-time experiences to demonstrate the relationship among forests, livelihoods, and green economy!

People Summit
Saturday, June 16th, 2012, 09:00 -11:00
Flamingo Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Speakers
　　■　Ying-Shih Hsieh, Ph.D., President, EQPF
　　■　Shin-Cheng Yeh, Ph.D., Deputy Minister, Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan
　　■　Prof. Osamu Abe, Rikkyo University, also Director of Japanese Environmental Education Society, Japan One Expert from Brazil

Official Side Event at Rio+20
Saturday, June 16th, 2012, 13:30 -15:00
RioCentro, Room P3-E

Speakers
　　■　Dr Charng-Ven, Cheng, The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
　　■　Dr. Shin-Cheng Yeh, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan
　　■　Dr. Hung-Chin Yang, Deputy Director General of Forestry Bureau, Taiwan
　　■　Dr. Ying-Shih Hsieh, Chairman of the Environmental Quality Protection Foundation
　　■　Mr. Marco Jonathan Lainez Ordonez, Sub Secretary of Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment, Honduras
　　■　Prof. Hector Velasco-Perroni, Legal Expert of the International Development Law Organization and Research Fellow of the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
　　■　Ms. Maria Fernanda Gebara Abifadel, Program on Law and the Environment of FGV-Direito Rio

-Aspects in Environmental Education
Monday, June 18th, 2012, 14:00 -15:00
Espaco Arena da Barra, Auditorium (ARN-3)
Speakers
　　■　Dr Charng-Ven, Cheng, The Red Cross Society of the Republic of China
　　■　Dr. Shin-Cheng Yeh, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan
　　■　Dr. Hung-Chin Yang, Deputy Director General of Forestry Bureau, Taiwan
　　■　Dr. Ying-Shih Hsieh, Chairman of the Environmental Quality Protection Foundation
　　■　Mr. Patrick Reynaud, Senior Manager of the Center for International Development Law