Projects to test new mechanisms for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) are cropping up worldwide. But in many countries that are planning to implement such mechanisms and cannot control illegal logging, REDD plans in practice could falter.

The Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) Dialogue will examine links between mechanisms to compensate countries for reducing deforestation and forest degradation, and efforts to combat illegal logging and the associated timber trade.

The two-day event will provide an opportunity for the many stakeholders in tropical forests to share information, to establish partnerships and to propose recommendations to policymakers.

Agenda

27 May:

• Steering Committee Meeting
• AFP Partners Forum

28-29 May: AFP Dialogue (Open Forum)

• Remarks by Henry Scheyvens (Chair of AFP Steering Committee)
• Statement by AFP Partners representatives:
  • Christian Kuechli, Switzerland
  • Kunio Shimizu, Japan
• Welcome speech by M.S. Kaban, Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry
• AFP Background Paper: REDD, Green or White? Exploring REDD from the perspective of responsible and legal forestry
• Plenary: REDD & Combating Illegal Logging
• Subplenaries
• Parallel Working Groups
• Closing

The outcomes of the dialogue will be shared with international processes related to REDD, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Forum on Forests.

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