Australia and Switzerland are co-hosting this region-led initiative (RLI) on regional processes in support of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF). The scope of the RLI is to promote and enhance the contribution and participation of regional and sub-regional forest-related mechanisms, institutions and instruments in the UNFF work with a view to contribute to enhanced implementation of sustainable forest management. For more information contact: Sibylle Vermont; tel: +41-31-323-03-47; fax: +41-31-323-03-49; e-mail: sibylle.vermont@bafu.admin.ch; Internet.  

dates: 28-30 January 2008  
location: Geneva, Switzerland