Southern Research Station Headquarters - Asheville, NC

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week

April 21, 2008 - April 26, 2008

• The first-ever Asia-Pacific Forestry Week will be organized 21-26 April 2008, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
• It is expected to be the largest and the most important forestry-related events in the region in 2008.
• The event will bring together upwards of 500 individuals from governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), research institutions, regional and international networks, UN agencies and the private sector.
• High-level forestry officials from throughout the Asia-Pacific region are expected to attend.
• It will provide a unique opportunity for diverse stakeholders and forest managers to share perspectives and seek solutions to the most challenging issues facing forests and forestry today.

Conference Web site: http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/44755/en/0/

Event Contact:	Randy D. McCracken 828-259-0518 rmccracken@fs.fed.us

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