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Book (stand-alone)Report of the Twenty-seventh Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
Colombo, Sri Lanka 24-27 October 2017
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No results found.This publication reports the proceedings of the twenty-sixth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 23 to 27 October 2017. The main themes considered were: Forestry in a new landscape; Guidelines for using forest concessions to manage public forests; Regional Strategy and Action Plan for forest and landscape restoration; Forests and climate change: Progress since Paris, financing climate; State of Forestry in Asia and the Pacific; Progress in Implementing APFC- and FAO-Supported Activities in the Region; Trees in Urban Landscapes; Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook Study; An Asia-Pacific Strategy for Implementing the Global Plan of Action on Forest Genetic Resources; New landscapes for community forestry; Forest Resources Assessment 2020 and Efforts for Reducing Reporting Burden by Streamlining International Forest-related Reporting; and Outcome of Global Policy Processes of Relevance for The Regional Forestry. The main recommendations are included in the report. -
Book (stand-alone)Report of the twenty-second session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission 2008
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No results found.This publication reports the proceedings of the twenty-second session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission held in Hanoi, Viet Nam from 21 to 25 April 2008. The Commission considered the changing roles of forestry agencies and the challenges confronting forestry in a changing world. Special sessions were held on (i) the social dimensions of forests and forestry, (ii) forests and climate change and (iii) trade, forest law compliance and governance. The document provides a summary of the recomm endations made by the Commission session, as well as regional issues identified by the Commission for the attention of the FAO Committee on Forestry. -
MeetingReport of the Nineteenth Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 26-30 August 2002
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No results found.This publication reports the proceedings of the APFC session held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 26 to 30 August 2002. Representatives of 27 member countries participated in the session, along with United Nations specialized agencies, and intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations. Delegates cited several common threats to the region’s forests, including continued deforestation and degradation of natural forests, competition from alternative land uses, poor timber harvesti ng practices, pests and diseases, forest fires and illegal logging. Two in-session seminars were held, one on the issues and threats associated with invasive species (plants, pests and diseases) and a second on the impact of incentives on the development of forest plantation resources in the Asia-Pacific region. The commission also presented and discussed two key issues: illegal logging and trade, and the increasing array of international forestry fora and the multitude of objectives and demands arising from them. The document lists a summary of the 29 recommendations made by the commission session on the topics discussed.
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