All three of the Rio Conventions, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCC D) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC ), acknowledge the
important contribution of forests to the achievement of their respective goals and objectives.
This information brochure provides a snapshot of the synergies and linkages with respect to forests between combating
climate change and desertification and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.