IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF FOREST PRODUCTS TRADE IN THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

Document begins: IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF FOREST PRODUCTS TRADE IN THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT Project Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting Summary Notes of the First Meeting of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) Meeting 4 and 5 October 2001, FAO, Rome, Italy Chairman: Jim Bourke FAO These notes provide a summary record of the meeting. They are not a formal set of minutes and do not aim to indicate all the issues addressed and the discussion that took place. They provide an overview of the meeting and highlight decisions and recommendations and follow-up actions agreed on. I. Participants Mr. Amha bin Buang, ITTO, Japan; Mr. Joshua Bishop, IIED, UK; Dr Jim Bourke, FAO, Italy; Dr Chris Elliott, WWF International, Switzerland; Mr. Osamu Hashiramoto, Forestry Agency, Japan; Mr. Kota Hiranuma, Forestry Agency, Japan; Mr. Duncan MacQueen, IIED, UK; Mr. Hendro Prastowo, Indonesia; Dr Ivan Tomaselli, STCP Engenharia de Projetos Ltda, Brazil; Mr. Erik Wijkstrom, World Trade Organization, Switzerland. Apology: Ms Saskia Ozinga, Fern, UK. II. Opening 1. Participants were welcomed to FAO by Mr Wulf Killmann, Director, Forest Products Division. Members of the PAG were thanked for their willingness to be part of the Group and the Government of Japan was thanked ...