APFNet : Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation

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United Nations Convention to Combat Deserfication

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Welcome

The establishment of the Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation (APFNet), proposed by China and co-sponsored by Australia and the United States, was agreed by the 15th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in September 2007 in Sydney, Australia and was incorporated in the Sydney APEC Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Change, Energy Security and Clean Development.

APFNet is an open regional organization promoting and improving sustainable forest management and rehabilitation in the Asia-Pacific region. The Network would like to collaborate with all regional forest initiatives to promote and improve sustainable forest management and rehabilitation in the Asia-Pacific region through capacity-building, information-sharing, regional policy dialogues and pilot projects.

Recent News

Meeting held between APFNet and TNC/RAFT for 2010 cooperation

APFNet and TNC/RAFT began 3-year cooperation in 2009 and have made remarkable progress in building regional capacity to promote sustainable forest managements. On 14 January 2010, Mr. Jack Hurd, the Chief of RAFT Program visited APFNet Secretariat and met Mr. Wang Chunfeng, Deputy Director of General of APFNet Secretariat for discussing APFNet-RAFT cooperation in 2010.

Norway launches country group to fight deforestation

OSLO (AFP) – Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he would put together a group of the world's most important rainforest countries in order to fight deforestation.
The group, initiated "as part of our efforts to reach a binding climate agreement in Mexico in 2010," will consist of "the most important rainforest countries, among them Brazil, Indonesia, Guyana, Gabon, Papua New Guinea and others," Stoltenberg said in a statement.

US, China, India and South Africa reach deal

According to a senior Obama administration official the United States, China, India and South Africa have reached a "meaningful agreement" on climate change Friday evening.