AFP News and Highlights Syndication http://www.asiaforests.org/ 2009-09-14T04:21:15+07:00 text/html 2009-08-05T23:28:19+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hDFK72jdmHcrrft7EQOcdklRnc_wD99SHG700 Leaders of the countries - which are members of the 16-nation forum meeting this week in Cairns, Australia - expressed concern at the serious and growing threat posed by climate change to the economic, social, cultural and environmental well-being and security of their populations text/html 2009-08-05T23:21:17+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://unfccc.int/meetings/items/4749.php 2009 is a crucial year in the international effort to address climate change, culminating in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15) in Copenhagen, 7-18 December. In 2007, Parties agreed to shape an ambitious and effective international response to climate change, to be agreed at Copenhagen. COP 15 - Quick Information for Parties, observers and press. (http://unfccc.int/meetings/items/4749.php).. text/html 2009-08-03T23:15:28+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210 Training Event: Managing Natural Resource Conflict: Concepts and Practice (http://www.recoftc.org/site/index.php?id=698), Bangkok, Thailand, 15-25 September 2009. Registration deadline: 15 August 2009. Training Event: Landscape Functions and People-Applying Strategic Planning Approaches for Good Natural Resource Governance (http://recoftc.org/site/fileadmin/docs/training/Training_2009/Landscape/Landscape_brochure_train.pdf), Bangkok, Thailand, 26 October to 6 November 2009. Registration deadline: 26 September 2009 text/html 2009-08-03T22:40:05+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=209 Download Statement of the AFP Chair from the Asia Forest Partnership Dilaogue: REDD and Combating Illegal Logging (media/document/REDD%20and%20Illog%202009/REDD_and_Illegal_Logging_Chair_Statement_Final.pdf), 28-29 May 2009, Bali, Indonesia. text/html 2009-06-24T21:43:03+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.un-redd.org/PolicyBoard/2ndPolicyBoard/tabid/603/language/en-US/Default.aspx The UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) held its second Policy Board Meeting from 14-15 June 2009, in Montreux, Switzerland. text/html 2009-06-24T21:29:58+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.aseanbiodiversity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=170 Report the status of the ASEAN region’s Biodiversity vis-à-vis the 2010 target; Recommend the way forward in addressing the region’s biodiversity challenges beyond the 2010 target. text/html 2009-06-24T21:26:24+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.illegal-logging.info/item_single.php?item=document&item_id=770&approach_id= Controlling international trade in illegal timber is an essential part of the international effort to reduce illegal logging, and consumer countries are taking a range of measures to exclude illegal timber from their markets. text/html 2009-06-24T21:22:29+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/events/view/-/id/1182/ Jointly organised by Chatham House and the RRI to promote learning and frank discussion on the key issues facing forests and forest communities as the world scales up efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. text/html 2009-06-24T01:56:10+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=203 An International Conference and Business Round Table Focused on Legal Certified Forests Forest Products in Asia Pacific: Harmonizing Policy and Practice, China, September 8 - 9, 2009. This intensive, two-day conference will examine trends in legal and certified forests and markets -- globally and in China -- and explore ways to harmonize policy and practice and enhance the capacity for positive change. text/html 2009-06-21T21:46:54+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=199 27-29 May 2009, Bali, Indonesia The dialogue was hosted by the Indonesian government in collaboration with CIFOR with financial contributions from the governments of Japan and Switzerland and the USAID RAFT-TNC Program, GTZ, the EC-Indonesia FLEGT Support Project, WRI, IGES and DFID. AFP dialogues (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=90 Itemid=9) are open events, designed to encourage discussion about key forest issues, rather than build consensus. This year more than 250 participants attended, including politicians, scientists, aid workers and law enforcement specialists. text/html 2008-08-10T21:36:40+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85 Filling the gap in Asian forest governance: An evaluative analysis of AFP (pdf, 3 Mb) (media/document/Yukina_mscthesis_AFP.pdf) text/html 2008-07-21T00:36:19+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=83 The Sixth Meeting of the Asia Forest Partnership 6-8 September 2006 Hyatt Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia We are pleased to announce the Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) is to convene its sixth meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 6-8 September 2006. The three-day meeting will focus on the AFP main themes: illegal logging, forest fires, and rehabilitation and reforestation. We will also explore cross cutting issues like capacity building, good governance and better forest law enforcement for effective forest management. We invite you to share your knowledge and experience on any of these topic by text/html 2008-07-18T00:21:34+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81 The 3rd Meeting of Asia Forest Partnership [Draft on 11 January 2004] text/html 2008-07-07T01:22:49+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79 AFP e-newsletter text/html 2008-07-04T01:10:13+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.crawfordfund.org/events/pdfs/conf08.pdf Crawford Fund: Agriculture in a Changing Climate: the New International Research Frontier , 3 Sept, Parliament House, Canberra. text/html 2008-07-04T01:06:28+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.illegal-logging.info/uploads/Procurementandillegallogging.pdf Chatham House: Controlling Illegal Logging Using Public Procurement Policy. text/html 2008-07-04T00:44:19+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.klimaskolen.no/en/index.php WWF-Norway: The 40 minute series of webvideos gives you an in-depth but easy-to-follow explanation on climate change. text/html 2008-06-19T01:50:58+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75 Summary Report AFP Dialogue Dialogue on Timber Trade, Forest Law Compliance and Governance at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week Hanoi, 24 April, 09:00-12:00 A pivotal event of Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/44755/en/), Dialogue on Timber Trade, Forest Law Compliance and Governance, hosted by the Asia Forest Partnership (AFP), was held in Hanoi on the 24 April 2008. The event brought together over 500 leading forestry experts and a variety of stakeholders to discuss sustainability in the trade of timber and forest products, and to develop strategies for success in an increasingly regulated environment. It provided a platform for participants to advance policy solutions, industry incentives and practical on-the-ground initiatives that address concerns about forest governance and legal compliance. The dialogue was chaired by Rico Hizon, BBC Asia Business and Finance Correspondent, focusing on credible and practical outcomes for both policy makers and the timber industry. Major forestry players from across the region examined the changes underway in the global timber market, and review their impacts. text/html 2008-06-17T19:56:19+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/publications/pdf_files/News-45.pdf The fact that over 800 people attended the first ever 'Forest Day', organized by CIFOR and the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), reinforced the extent to which forests have moved to centre stage in the global climate debate. text/html 2008-03-31T23:37:17+07:00 http://www.asiaforests.org/ http://www.asiaforests.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68 Tough policy issues surrounding the global timber trade were again under the spotlight recently, as forestry experts from around the world gathered in Hanoi to attend the Asia Forest Partnership’s Dialogue on Timber Trade, Forest Law Compliance and Governance. As one of the highlight events at Asia Pacific Forestry Week in Vietnam, the AFP Dialogue brought together over 500 forestry stakeholders to discuss sustainability in the trade of timber and forest products, and to develop strategies for success in an increasingly regulated environment.