Report of the
Twenty-second session
of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

Hanoi, Viet Nam, 21-25 April 2008

RAP PUBLICATION 2008/06

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific





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Abstract

This publication reports the proceedings of the twenty-second session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission held in Hanoi, Viet Nam from 21 to 25 April 2008. The Commission considered the changing roles of forestry agencies and the challenges confronting forestry in a changing world. Special sessions were held on (i) the social dimensions of forests and forestry, (ii) forests and climate change and (iii) trade, forest law compliance and governance. The document provides a summary of the recommendations made by the Commission session, as well as regional issues identified by the Commission for the attention of the FAO Committee on Forestry.