Report of the twentieth session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC)

This publication reports the proceedings of the APFC session held in Nadi, Fiji from 19 to 23 April 2004. Representatives from 29 member countries participated in the session. The commission reviewed the state of forestry in the region, identified regional issues for the attention of the committee on forestry, and reported on the progress and implementation of APFC and FAO supported activities and initiatives. Two in-session seminars were held, one on exemplary forest management in the region an d a second on alternative forest management models, particularly those oriented towards achieving sustainability and alleviating poverty. The commission also presented and discussed two key issues: (i) the challenges of securing adequate financing for sustainable forest management and (ii) global, regional and bilateral forest-related agreements and arrangements – are regional agreements the way to go? The document lists a summary of the 35 recommendations made by the commission session on the t opics discussed.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Forestry Group
Format:	Meeting biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2004
Online Access:	https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/ad503e http://www.fao.org/3/a-ad503e.pdf
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