MegaFlorestais 2008
Date:
10/27/2008 - 10/31/2008
Location:
Brazil
City:
Brasilia and Manaus
Country:
Brazil
MEGAflorestais 2009 was co-hosted by the British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range and the Canadian Forest Service" Natural Resources Canada. This year's meeting" the fifth in the series" was entitled "Forest Governance in Transition: Challenges & Opportunities for Public Forest Agencies." Discussions covered a broad range of topics including:
New Market Demands for Forest Biomass: Structural Changes to the Wood Industry" Implications for Communities" Enterprises and Tenure Systems Evolution of Forest Policy & Institutions in British Columbia: Challenges and Opportunities Going Ahead Climate Change & Adaptation/Mitigation Measures: Implications and Roles for Forest Agencies
Forest Tenure & Governance: Experiences and Lessons in Designing and Managing Tenure Reform
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Resources
- Synopsis
- Agenda
- List of Participants
- Brief: Trends in forest ownership in the worlds 10 most forested countries
- Presentations:
- Economic meltdown and impacts on markets for forest products | Don Roberts" Managing Director" CIBC World Markets
- Small and medium forest enterprises: Forest industry in transition | Andy White" Coordinator RRI
- Overview of Forestry in British Columbia | Jim Snetsinger" Chief Forester" B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range
- Forest areas and public forest agencies: A perspective | Jim Farrell" Assistant Deputy Minister" Canadian Forest Service" Natural Resources Canada
- Canadian forests: From sink to source? | Werner Kurz" Senior Research Scientist" Canadian Forest Service" Natural Resources Canada
- Problems of climate change and forest conditions in Russia | Mikhail Giryaev" Deputy Head" Russian Federal Forest Agency
- The Amazon Fund | Luiz Carlos de Miranda Joels" Director" Brazilian Forest Service
- REDD: Issues" concerns and ways forward for forest agencies | Jeffrey Hatcher" Policy Analyst" RRI
- Ecosystem Services and Markets | Sally Collins" Director" Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets" USDA
- Forest tenure and governance: Trends" experiences and implications | Arvind Khare" Director of Policy and Finance" RRI
- Brazilian forests: Main developments | Antonio Hummel" Director General" Brazilian Forest Service
- Forestry Reform in China | Li Yucai" Deputy Director" State Forestry Agency
- Forest Tenure and Governance: Indonesia's Experiences | Ahmad Fauzi Masud" Senior Advisor" Ministry of Forestry" Indonesia
- Economic meltdown and impacts on markets for forest products | Don Roberts" Managing Director" CIBC World Markets
- Small and medium forest enterprises: Forest industry in transition | Andy White" Coordinator RRI
- Overview of Forestry in British Columbia | Jim Snetsinger" Chief Forester" B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range
- Forest areas and public forest agencies: A perspective | Jim Farrell" Assistant Deputy Minister" Canadian Forest Service" Natural Resources Canada
- Canadian forests: From sink to source? | Werner Kurz" Senior Research Scientist" Canadian Forest Service" Natural Resources Canada
- Problems of climate change and forest conditions in Russia | Mikhail Giryaev" Deputy Head" Russian Federal Forest Agency
- The Amazon Fund | Luiz Carlos de Miranda Joels" Director" Brazilian Forest Service
- REDD: Issues" concerns and ways forward for forest agencies | Jeffrey Hatcher" Policy Analyst" RRI
- Ecosystem Services and Markets | Sally Collins" Director" Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets" USDA
- Forest tenure and governance: Trends" experiences and implications | Arvind Khare" Director of Policy and Finance" RRI
- Brazilian forests: Main developments | Antonio Hummel" Director General" Brazilian Forest Service
- Forestry Reform in China | Li Yucai" Deputy Director" State Forestry Agency
- Forest Tenure and Governance: Indonesia's Experiences | Ahmad Fauzi Masud" Senior Advisor" Ministry of Forestry" Indonesia