APFNet

Theme

(1) The laws, regulations, and policy measures in the main consumer market for forest products and in timber producing countries;

(2) Initiatives for responsible procurement policies by timber associations;

(3) Practices of legality wood products and trade by enterprises.

Organizers

Co-hosted by the the Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet) and US-China Bilateral Forum on Combating Illegal Logging and Associated Trade, organized by State Forestry Administration of China, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Trade Representative Office.

Participants

Around 180 participants from China, United States, Australia, EU, United Kingdom and Indonesia, international organizations, experts, famous enterprises both in China and in the world and industrial associations

Date

6-7 December 2008

Venue

Beijing, China