Report of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)

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Report of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)

Thirty-sixth Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 36)

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 5

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

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Synopsis (short abstract) The 28th Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC-28) was held from 17 to 21 June 2019 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The Commission was convened as the core event of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2019, which attracted more than 2 000 participants and included 100 events organized by FAO and partner organisations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 29th Session of the APFC was delayed and is now scheduled from 22 to 25 February 2022. It will be hosted by Mongolia under the theme "Forests and Green Recovery". This Information Note summarizes the action taken on the recommendations of APFC28 and the progress related to organizing the 29th Session, including the outlook on strengthening the collaboration between the Regional Forestry Commission and the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO).

Statutory body / Meeting title Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)

Meeting symbol APRC/22/INF/13

Meeting Session Number 36

Meeting date 8 - 11 March 2022

Meeting location Dhaka, Bangladesh

Language English

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