The UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Policy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia gathers national experts from the UNECE region, and interested representatives from international organizations, with the objective of exchanging information and experiences on forest policy formulation and implementation, through open and transparent discussion and the integration of country members into international forest policy networks.

At its inaugural meeting in March 2009 in Budapest, Hungary, the Team of Specialists discussed its future activities and how best to achieve these objectives. In particular, the Team decided to exchange experiences on forest policy issues, including success stories, challenges and need for capacity building and support. It was also decided to continue working on English and Russian terms and definitions related to forest policy to improve mutual understanding.

This second Team meeting will offer the opportunity to member countries to share and discuss their national experiences on forest policy challenges and success stories, based on reports previously submitted, following the outline prepared by the Team and the Secretariat.

These will include topics such as combating desertification, sustainable management of watersheds, climate change adaptation and mitigation, public-private partnerships, illegal activities in the forest sector, participatory forestry, rapid urbanizations effects on forestry, non-wood forest products and services, etc.

Team members will also discuss an English-Russian glossary, based on the compilation of existing forest policy related terms and definitions.  International experts and organizations will brief participants of emerging topics such as adaptation of forests to climate change, and of their activities and possible support to eastern European and central Asian countries.

Meeting documents

Agenda

List of particpants

Further information:
http://web.ogm.gov.tr/diger/teamofspecialistsmeeting/Sayfalar/default.aspx