▁a ▁line ▁of ▁longitude ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Mer id ian ▁ 3 7 th ▁mer id ian ▁west , ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁longitude ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Mer id ian <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁For ests ▁Dialog ue ▁( TF D ) ▁is ▁an ▁autonom ous , ▁un in cor por ated ▁organization ▁hosted ▁by ▁Y ale ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Forest ry ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Studies . ▁T FD ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁provide ▁international ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁forest ▁sector ▁with ▁an ▁on going , ▁multi - st ake holder ▁dialog ue ▁( MS D ) ▁platform ▁and ▁process ▁focused ▁on ▁developing ▁mut ual ▁trust , ▁shared ▁understanding , ▁and ▁collabor ative ▁solutions ▁to ▁challeng es ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁sust ain able ▁forest ▁management ▁and ▁forest ▁conservation ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁and ▁mission ▁ ▁T FD ' s ▁stated ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁sust ain able ▁land ▁and ▁resource ▁use , ▁the ▁conservation ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁management ▁of ▁for ests , ▁and ▁improved ▁liv elihood s ▁by ▁helping ▁people ▁eng age ▁and ▁explore ▁difficult ▁issues , ▁find ▁collabor ative ▁solutions , ▁and ▁make ▁positive ▁changes . ▁ ▁T FD ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁purpose ▁through ▁construct ive ▁dialog ue ▁processes ▁among ▁all ▁key ▁st ake hold ers , ▁based ▁on ▁mut ual ▁trust , ▁en hanced ▁understanding ▁and ▁commit ment ▁to ▁change . ▁T FD ' s ▁dialog ues ▁are ▁reported ly ▁designed ▁to ▁build ▁relationships ▁and