[APFW2025] Exemplary forest management revisited: Insights from successes and challenges

About this event:
The session will focus on the role of sustainable forest management (SFM) in supporting agricultural production, strengthening food systems and improving community livelihoods. It will also serve as the venue for launching the publication "Exemplary forest management revisited: Insights from successes and failures (2025)”.

Date: Tuesday 4 November 2025
Time: 17:15 - 18:15
Location: Sukhothai 2, Shangri-La Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Event Agenda:

Welcome and introduction
Paula Sarigumba (Communications and Outreach Officer, ITTO)

Opening remarks
Tabata Akiko (Forestry Agency of Japan, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan)

Key insights and lessons learned from Asia-Pacific case studies
Kenichi Shono (Forestry Officer, FAO)

Launch of the "Exemplary forest management revisited: Insights from successes and failtures (2025)" report
David Ganz (Executive Director, RECOFTC)

Case study presentations and panel discussion
• Japan case study (Rumiko Ito, FAO)
• Nepal case study (Niraj Babu Bhatta, RECOFTC)
• Indonesia case study (Gamma Galudra, RECOFTC)
Moderator: Patrick Durst (President, ISTF)

Way forward and conclusion

Closing
Paula Sarigumba (Communications and Outreach Officer, ITTO)