No. 12 (September 2005)
Forest Dialogue Forum – China
3 – 4 August 2005, Beijing, China
The State Forestry Administration of China recently initiated its first ever Forest Dialogue Forum on issues related to China’s forest management. The meeting was co-organized with WWF and the World Bank and about 90 people from over 20 government agencies, NGOs, international aid agencies, and embassies participated. IUCN was invited to present their expertise on forest law enforcement and governance (FLEG), and forest landscape restoration (FLR). WWF was invited to present on several issues in particular the work in the Minshan Landscape Approach and FLR, and other conservation priority-setting activities. Outcomes included China’s expression of further interest in joining the Global Partnership on FLR.
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