The International Expert Meeting aims to: facilitate common understanding on the current state of the development and implementation of national codes of practice for forest harvesting and the development and dissemination of reduced impact logging (RIL) techniques; share challenges faced and lessons learned by forest management in these respects; and deliberate on the practical options, from policy level to field operation level, including the associated costs and benefits.  

dates: 17-20 November 2003  
location: Kisarazu, Japan  
contact: Yuji Imaizumi, Assistant Director, Forestry Agency of Japan  
e-mail: yuuji_imaizumi@nm.maff.go.jp