Programme and Registration: UNECE/FAO Policy Forum on Bioenergy Policies and Forests

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As announced earlier, the UNECE/FAO Timber Section in conjunction with the FAO European Forestry Commission is organizing this year’s Policy Forum on:
“Opportunities and Impacts of Bioenergy Policies and Targets on the Forest and Other Sectors”

The one-day event will be held on 10 October 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland. Please find the detailed programme, as well as the registration form online:
http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/docs/tc-sessions/tc-65/policyforum/programme.htm

Objectives:
->     Inform policy and decision makers on wood energy policies and their impacts;
->     Discuss the increasing demands of both the bioenergy sector and the wood-processing industry, and the mobilization of wood to satisfy both.

Topics:
->     Recent developments in wood energy policies in the North America, Europe and Russia
->     Quantitative analysis of wood availability and demand
->     Mobilization of wood resources
->     Cross-sectoral links, and contributions to other sectors, such as environment, agriculture and energy
->     Impacts of bioenergy policies and increased wood demand in the UNECE region on other regions in the world

For further information, please visit the website:
http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/docs/tc-sessions/tc-65/policyforum/welcome.htm

Best regards
Sebastian

(See attached file: DraftProgramme_PolicyForum_BioenergyPolicies.pdf)

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Sebastian Hetsch
UNECE / FAO Timber Section
Palais des Nations
CH 1211 Geneva, Switzerland

phone:  (+41)  22 - 917 4170
fax:       (+41) 22 - 917 0041
email:    sebastian.hetsch@unece.org
web:      www.unece.org/trade/timber