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This intensive 2-day conference will examine trends in legal and certified forests and markets - globally and in China - exploring ways to harmonize policy and practice & enhance the capacity for positive change

Sponsored by – International Forestry Cooperation Center of Chinese State Forestry Administration (IFCC-SFA), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Co-sponsored by – US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Responsible Asia Forestry and Trade Program (RAFT)
Organized by – Rainforest Alliance (RA), the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), and WWF Global Forest & Trade Network

Co-organized by - Research Institute of Forestry Policy and Information(RIFPI) of CAF, China Wood International INC.



Conference Location

Shanghai China:
Plaza Royale Oriental Shanghai

Objectives

1. Explore public policies and business practices designed to bring legal and certified forest products to market

2. Enhance capacity to take advantage of opportunities and address challenges posed by the changing policy and business environment

Conference Output
(For more details of the conference, please visit the web page POST events.)


View information about the 2008 Conference: Developing Certified Forests, Forest Products and Market
(www.cfcn.cn/cmc.asp)

 

Conference Agenda
(All proceedings in FULL simultaneous Chinese-English translations)

MONDAY SEPT 7
  • Arrival and Registration
TUESDAY SEPT 8
  • Current Legal and Certified Policy Framework in EU, USA, China and Key Supply countries
  • Full PLENARY: Bridging Policy and Practice; Policy change and Business Response - Status, Trends, and Thoughts for the Future – with a high level panel of experts
  • SUB PLENARY Sessions - High Level Expert Panels exploring:
    • Forest to Factory: Supplier and Manufacture Perspectives on Legal and Sustainable supply
    • Factory to Store: Sourcing and Marketing Sustainable Timber
WEDNESDAY SEPT 9
  • Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the forest products industry
  • Sustainable Finance, Carbon, future trends
  • Conference Findings Debrief and closure
WEDNESDAY afternoon
  • Opportunity to visit the FurnitureChina2009EXPO at the New International Expo Center in Shanghai from Sept 9-12
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
In English: http://www.cfcn.cn/cmc2/cmc2_en.asp
In Chinese:www.cfcn.cn/cmc2.asp
If you are interested in taking part in the conference, please register here.