The agenda for this joint session includes a policy forum, a business session and a study visit. The main items to be discussed in the policy forum are: forest products market developments and prospects; long term challenges for forest and timber policies and institutions in a wider Europe; forest law enforcement and governance: a significant problem in the UNECE region?; and the future role of the Timber Committee and the European Forestry Commission in the international forest policy dialogue.  

dates: 5-9 October 2004  
location: Geneva, Switzerland  
contact: UNECE, Timber Branch  
phone: 41-22-917-1234  
fax: 41-22-917-0041  
e-mail: info.timber@unece.org  
www: http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/