SGI Holds Side Events at COP27

The SGI (Soka Gakkai International) co-organized two official side events during the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to 20. On November 15, SGI-UK and the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa co-organized an interfaith event, “Global Interfaith Youth Action on Climate Change: Gather, Discuss, Empower and Act.” On the same day, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the Korea Forest Service and the SGI co-organized a side event titled “The Potential of REDD+ as a Cooperative Approach and the Need for Capacity Building.” REDD+ is a framework that guides activities in the forest sector aiming to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. A reforestation project in Togo that is jointly supported by the ITTO and the Soka Gakkai was highlighted during the event.