Meeting on forest policy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Forest policy experts from 21 countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus met in Budapest on 4-6 March 2009 for the first time as members of the “Team of specialists on forest policy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia”. They exchanged information on policy developments in each country and decided of future Team activities to enhance national capacities in forest policy formulation and implementation. The work plan prepared for the period 2008-2013 proposes activities with the objective of strengthening cooperation between countries and enabling them to benefit from the expertise and lessons learned by others. Future activities encompass the set up of a website, workshops to bring together experiences, success stories and needs for expertise, and information provision and discussion of terms and definitions related to forest policy.