The international scientific and technological community has been invited by the United Nations Forum on Forests to contribute to its deliberations by means of a major group discussion starter paper for the multi-stakeholder dialogue at the third session of the Forum . For this purpose , the International Union of Forest Research Organizations ( IUFRO ) , the International Council for Science ( ICSU ) and the Centre de Recherche et d'Action pour le Développement Durable en Afrique Centrale ( CERAD ) have joined efforts and prepared this paper .