pre-training documentations
- Announcement
- Tentative agenda
- Logistical information
- Teaching expertise
- Reference materials
Organizing Partners
- Workshop facilitator
Mr. Peter Stephen(IDSS)
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TNC/RAFT
(http://www.raftprogram.org/) - Logistical service by
STAFA
(www.stafa.cn)
Wrap-up materials
- Address book
- Presentations by trainers
- Reading materials for reference
- Country reports by participants
- Training report
- Comments from participants
Description
A collaboration of APFNet, TNC and STAFA, with professional expertise to expose advanced information and techniques in sustainable management on forests and trade and to provide a platform to share experiences in the region.
Duration
August 31-September6, 2009
Training venue
Lijiang, China
Training course structure
Lectures, discussion and field trip
Objectives
- An increased understanding of the current status and constraints facing SFM in the Asia Pacific Region;
- An increased understanding of the regulatory, market and environmental factors that are acting as drivers to either encourage or inhibit SFM;
- An increased understanding of the role of CSR as a private sector response to the changing regulatory and market environment;
- An appreciation of some of the tools currently available to better promote SFM;
- An appreciation of the key gaps and capacity building needs that needs to be addressed in order to accelerate progress towards SFM.
Target countries/economies
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, PNG, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Chile
Number of participants
20