About the event

74th Session of the ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) will be held on 18-20 October 2016 in the Palais des Nations (Room V), Geneva, Switzerland.

The Committee, in addition to reviewing and guiding the regular activities in data collection and analysis, policy support, capacity building and communication, will focus on the business aspects of the sector. Themes envisaged for this session include review of the results of the work on forest ownership and green jobs in the region. The segment on forest products markets and forest based industries will comprise the traditional half-day market discussions and another day (19 October 2016) on topics of relevance to forest based industries. The Committee will also be invited to contribute to the Strategic Review of the Integrated Programme of Work 2014-2017 and provide recommendations for the future programme (from 2018 onwards).

For more information see https://www.unece.org/