The Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products (ACPWP) is an FAO statutory body composed of senior executives from the private industry sector worldwide. It meets yearly with the main objective of providing guidance on activities and programme of work of the FAO Forestry Department on issues relevant to the paper and forest products industry, in support of member countries efforts to progress towards sustainable development.

The 47th Session of the Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products was held in Rome, on 6 June 2006. The main subjects for discussion included the role of emerging countries in the paper and forest products world markets: China, India, Russia; the contribution of the paper and forest products industry to employment and income generation and the main findings of the Global Forests Resources Assessment 2005.

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Name: Mr Joachim Lorbach
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dernière mise à jour: mercredi 2 septembre 2009