Special session of the Committee on the forest and forest industries UNECE FAO

17-18 June in Geneva, a meeting of the Special Session of the Committee on the forest and forest industries UNECE FAO, June 19-21 - Meeting of the Bureau of FAO EFC. The Russian delegation was headed by Deputy Head of the Federal Forestry Agency Panfilov AV From the FBI was involved in the events VNIILM Deputy Director for Science, Filipchuk AN

Key questions concerned the activities of both the draft action plan for the forestry sector in the development of the "green economy", a joint project of the program of work of the Timber Committee and the European Forestry Commission for the period 2014-2017. In addition, delegates were informed on the review of the ECE and other processes that may affect the joint work of ECE and FAO considered the recommendations of the Working Group on Statistics, the economy and governance in the forestry sector, relating to the joint work program. Among other issues discussed co-operation with the secretariat of the "Forests in Europe", in connection with the preparation of a legally binding agreement on forests in Europe and planned by the end of 2013 the Extraordinary Conference of Ministers of Forestry European countries.

The proposed ECE secretariat drafts were adopted after discussion and recommended for consideration at the next session of the Joint Committee on Forests and Forest Industry and the European Forestry Commission, which will be held in December 2013 in Finland.

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