CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines, February 29 -- The 26th Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC), in conjunction with the third Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW) 2016, was held in Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines, 22-26 February 2016. Co-hosted by the Republic of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the event attracted 28 member countries and 23 international organizations to attend.
With the theme “Growing Our Future!”, the meeting reviewed current international forestry policies and the state of Asia forestry, discussed topics on forest’s role in addressing climate change, forest and natural disaster, forest and landscape restoration and development of community forestry.
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