“Teak Resources for a Sustainable Future”, TEAKNET Partner Event in the IUFRO 2017 All Division 5 (Forest Products) Conference,12-16 June, Vancouver, BC, Canada
As part of IUFRO All Division 5 Conference with the theme ‘Forest Sector Innovations for a Greener Future’, TEAKNET in association with IUFRO Teakwood Working Party (Div 5.06.02) organized a Partner Event “Teak Resources for a Sustainable Future” on Friday, 16 June 2017 at Port of Singapore, Hotel Pinnacle Harbourfront, Vancouver. Delegates from the Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and from other regions attended the Partner Event.
Prof. (Dr.) Yafang Yin from Chinese Academy of Forestry and Executive Secretary of International Association of Wood Anatomists (IAWA), Leiden, The Netherlands chaired and moderated the session. In this Session, five oral papers and one poster was presented.
Presentations in the Partner Event
Development of Teak Market and Industry: Challenges and ways forward
Tetra Yanuariadi, ITTO, Japan
Mario Espinoza, Novelteak, Costa Rica
TEAKNET: a complete networking solution for the teak stakeholders
Sreelakshmy MP, Thulasidas PK; TEAKNET, India
Roger Moya, Costa Rica
Global Teak Support Program for conservation and sustainable use of teak genetic resources
Thulasidas PK (TEAKNET); Michael Kleine (IUFRO); Walter Kollert (FAO)
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