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Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) for WSSD
(Afternoon Session)

DATE: Wednesday, 31 July, 2002 14:00-17:30
VENUE: International Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Mita Kaigisho, Tokyo,
CO-HOSTS: Government of Japan (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Forestry Agency)
Government of Indonesia
WORKING LANGUAGE: English

Program of Work

14:00 - 14:05 Remarks by Mr. Kenichi Mizuno, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan
14:05 - 14:10 Remarks by Representative of the Government of Indonesia
14:10 - 14:15 Remarks by Ms. Susan Braatz, Senior Forest Policy Advisor, UNFF Secretariat
14:20 - 14:30 Report on the Informal Morning Session and Explanation of AFP by Mr. Kazuo Asakai, Ambassador for Global Environment and International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

<< Session I >> 14:30 - 15:45
Agenda: Prevention of Forest Fire and Rehabilitation and Reforestation of Degraded Lands

14:30 - 14:40 Presentation by Mr. Dirk Bryant, Coordinator of Forest Program, World Resource Institute (WRI), on current situation of forests in the world
14:40 - 14:50 Presentation by Mr. David Cassells, Sr Environmental Specialist, World Bank, on rehabilitation and reforestation of Degraded Lands
14:50 - 15:00 Presentation by Mr. Hiroyuki Cho, Chief of Forestation & Environmental Education, OISCA-International, on afforestation
15:00 - 15:10 Presentation by Dr. Takeshi Toma, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), on prevention of forest fire
15:10 - 15:20 Presentation by Ms. Emiko Mutsuyoshi, Deputy Director, Forest & Environment Division, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),on prevention of forest fire
15:20 - 15:45 Q & A, Comments and Discussion
15:45 - 16:00 Coffee Break

<< Session II >> 16:00 - 17:30
Agenda: Combatting Illegal Logging

16:00 - 16:10 Presentation by Ms. Kameran L. Bailey, Special Assistant to the Chairman, White House Council, on Environmental Quality
16:10 - 16:20 Presentation by Dr. Sobral, Executive Director, ITTO, on Illegal logging
16:20 - 16:30 Presentation by Dr. Nigel Sizer, Director, The Nature Conservancy, on Illegal Logging
16:30 - 16:40 Presentation by Mr. Tokiharu Okazaki, Director, FoE Japan, on Illegal Logging
16:40 - 17:25 Q & A, Comments and Discussion
17:25 - 17:30 Closing Remarks by Mr. Ariyuki Matsumoto, Deputy Director-General, Forestry Agency of Japan

(* Press occasion will be followed for about 10-minutes in the same conference room.)

18:00 - 20:00 Reception hosted by Mr. Kenichi Mizuno, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at Reception Hall, 1st Floor, Mita Kaigisho

Participants

  1. GOVERNMENTS:
    Australia, Cambodia, Canada, France, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Russian Federation, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, EU
  2. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS:
    ADB, Asian Productivity Organization (APO), ASEAN-Japan Centre, CIFOR, FAO, ITTO, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), UNDP, UNFF, United Nations University (UNU), World Bank
  3. CIVIL SOCIETY
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