Report of the Nineteenth Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission


RAP Publication: 2002/21
FO:AFPC/2002/REP

Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia,
26-30 August 2002

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok, 2002

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PREVIOUS SESSIONS OF THE COMMISSION

First session

Bangkok, Thailand

9-17 October 1950

Second session

Singapore/Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1-13 December 1952

Third session

Tokyo, Japan

9-21 April 1955

Fourth session

Bandung, Indonesia

8-12 June 1957

Fifth session

New Delhi, India

12-18 February 1960

Sixth session

Hong Kong

12-17 September 1962

Seventh session

Rotorua, New Zealand

22 September-2 October 1964

Eighth session

Seoul, Korea (Rep. of)

1-8 May 1969

Ninth session

Canberra, Australia

20-28 September 1973

Tenth session

Kathmandu, Nepal

6-10 June 1977

Eleventh session

Suva, Fiji

6-10 April 1981

Twelfth session

Bangkok, Thailand

19-23 March 1984

Thirteenth session

Beijing, China

30 March-3 April 1987

Fourteenth session

Manila, Philippines

12-16 March 1990

Fifteenth session

Colombo, Sri Lanka

9-13 August 1993

Sixteenth session

Yangon, Myanmar

15-20 January 1996

Seventeenth session

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

23-27 February 1998

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

For additional copies of this publication, please write to: Senior Forestry Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT

The copyright of this publication is vested in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, by any method or process, without written permission from the copyright holder. Applications for such permission with a statement of the purpose and the extent of reproduction desired should be made through and addressed to the Senior Forestry Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Maliwan Mansion, Phra Athit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.

© FAO 2002


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SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

INTRODUCTION

ADOPTION OF AGENDA (Item 1)

ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Item 2)

STATE OF FORESTRY IN THE REGION (Item 3)

REPORT ON THE PROGRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF APFC AND FAO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES, INCLUDING FOLLOW-UP TO RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EIGHTEENTH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION (Item 4)

IN-SESSION SEMINAR: INVASIVE SPECIES: REGIONAL CO-OPERATION IN COMBATING THREATS (Item 5)

ILLEGAL LOGGING AND TRADE: WHAT CAN BE DONE? (Item 6)

IN-SESSION SEMINAR: IMPACT OF INCENTIVES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREST PLANTATION RESOURCES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION (Item 7)

“THE SPLINTERING OF FORESTRY”: COPING WITH CONFLICTING INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY AGENDAS (Item 8)

INFORMATION ITEMS (Item 9)

REGIONAL ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON FORESTRY (Item 10)

OTHER BUSINESS (Item 11)

DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (Item 12)

ADOPTION OF THE REPORT (Item 13)

CLOSING

APPENDIX A - AGENDA

APPENDIX B - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

APPENDIX C - LIST OF DOCUMENTS

APPENDIX D - ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY COMMISSION AGENDA: IN-SESSION SEMINAR ON INVASIVE SPECIES: REGIONAL CO-OPERATION IN COMBATING THREATS

APPENDIX E - ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY COMMISSION AGENDA: IN-SESSION SEMINAR ON THE IMPACT OF INCENTIVES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREST PLANTATION RESOURCES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION