This forum will identify current trends and potential impacts of carbon forestry, with an emphasis on the forest industry sector and rural livelihoods in tropical countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The major outputs expected are a strategic analysis of the opportunities and constraints for the carbon forestry business and for the capacity building of developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.  

dates: 21-23 September 2004  
location: Seoul, Republic of Korea  
contact: Yeo-Chang Youn, Seoul National University, Department of Forest Resources, Silim-dong san  
phone: 82-2-884-754  
fax: 82-2-875-476  
e-mail: youn@snu.ac.kr  
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