Environment for Development

Venue: Beijing Grand Skylight CATIC Hotel, No. 18, Beichen East Road, Yunhai Ballroom

Day 1- Thursday, February 28, 2008

8:30 Registration

Session One: Opening and Welcome
Chair: Mm Wang Xuan, DG, Policy and Legislation, State Forestry Administration

9:00-9:05 Opening remarks and welcome by Chair

9:05-9:35 China’s Collective Forest Tenure Reform Policy
Mr. Zhang Jianlong, Vice Minister, State Forestry Administration

9:35-10:05 The World Bank Policy on Sustainable Forest Management
Mr. David Dollar, China Representative of the World Bank

10:05-10:30 Tea Break and Conference Photo

Session Two: Background
Chair: Bill Magrath, Task Manager, The World Bank

10:30-10:50 Tenure, Regulatory and Legal Reforms: Enabling Forestry’s Contribution to Social and Economic Development - Introduction to Key Themes of the Conference
Andy White, Coordinator, RRI

10:50-11:10 Driving Forces and Performance Analysis of Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China
Xu Jintao, Professor, Peking University

11:10-11:20 Question and Answer

11:20-12:00 Discussion:Mrs. Zhang Lei, DG, FEDRC, SFA, Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner, IIASA

12:00-1:30 Lunch Break

Session Three: Tenure Reform, Provincial Cases in China
Chair: Mrs. Li Zhiyong, Institute of Forest Policy and Information, CAF

1:30-1:55 Overview of Collective Forest Tenure Reform in Fujian Province
Mr. Lu Yueliang, DDG, Fujian Department of Forestry

1:55-2:00 Question and Answer

2:00-2:25 Overview of Collective Forest Tenure Reform in Liaoning Province
Mr. Zhang Yuwei, Liaoning Department of Forestry

2:25-2:30 Question and Answer

2:30-2:45 Discussion: Zhang Minxin, Professor, Nanjing Forestry University, Dr. Xu Jianchu, ICRAF

2:45-3:00 Tea Break

Session Four: International Experiences in Tenure Reform
Chair: Kong Xiangzhi, Professor and dean, Renmin University

3:00-3:20 Experiences and Lessons from Tenure Reform in Eastern Europe
Dr. Ewald Rametsteiner, IIASA

3:20-3:30 Question and Answer

3:30-3:50 Status of Tenure Reforms in Africa: Findings from FAO Research
Mrs. Qiang Ma, Program Officer, UN-FAO

3:50-4:00 Question and Answer

4:00-4:20 Tenure Reform in Southeast Asia: Case Study- Vietnam
Mr. Tan Quang Nguyen

4:20-4:30 Question and Answer

4:30-4:35 Short Break

Session Five: Panel Discussion: International Trends, China’s Agricultural and Forestry Reform, General Lessons
Chair: Song Weiming, Vice President, Beijing Forestry University

4:35-5:30 Panelist: Huang Jikun, Professor and Director (CCAP, CAS), Matthias Rhein (DFID), Li Zhou (DDG, CASS), Arvind Khare (Rights and Resources Initiative)

6:00 Dinner

Day 2- Friday, February 29, 2008

Session Six: Regulatory Reform, International Experiences
Chair: Xu Jintao, professor, Peking University

9:00-9:30 Keynote Speech- Institutional Reforms in the Forest Sector: The Need for Regulatory Reform to Enable Improved Livelihoods, Conservation and Carbon Sequestration
Arun Agrawal, Professor, University of Michigan

9:30-9:35 Question and Answer

9:35-9:55 Participatory Monitoring and Regulation in Montana
Mr. Bob Harrington, State Forester, Montana, USA

9:55-10:00 Question and Answer

10:00-10:20 A New Approach to Regulating Forests in British Columbia, Canada
Ben Cashore, Professor, Yale University

10:20-10:25 Question and Answer

10:25-10:45 History of Tenure and Regulatory Reform in Sweden
Fredrik Ingemarson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

10:45-10:50 Question and Answer

10:50-11:00 Tea Break

Session Seven: Contributions of Small Scale Enterprises
Chair: Matthias Rhein, DFID

11:00-11:20 Development of Farmer Associations in Forest Areas
Huang Heliang, Professor, Fujiang Agriculture and Forestry University

11:20-11:25 Question and Answer

11:25-11:45 Study of Small Forest Enterprises in Rural Areas
Ms Luo Xinjian, Associate Professor, Institute of Forest Policy and Information, CAF

11:45-11:50 Question and Answer

11:50-12:10 Role and Contributions of Small and Medium Forest Enterprises: Global Perspectives
Rob Kozak, Professor, University of British Columbia

12:10-12:15 Question and Answer

12: 15-12:25 Discussion: Qiang Ma (Program Officer, FAO), Yam Malla (Director General, RECOFTC) Recommended Research on Community Associations and Enterprises

12:25-2:00 Lunch Break

Session Eight: Legal Dimensions of Collective Forestry
Chair: Zhang Shiqiu, Associate Dean and Professor, Peking University

2:00-2:40 Legal Review of China’s Forest Tenure and Regulatory Frameworks
Dr. Li Ping, Rural Development Institute

2:40-2:45 Question and Answer

2:50-3:15 Case Study: Access Rights in the Highlands of China
Dr. Xu Jianchu, ICRAF

3:15-3:25 Question and Answer

3:25-3:50 Role of Forest Owner Associations in Tenure and Legal Reform in Nepal
Ghan Shyam Pandey, Executive Director, Federation of Community Forestry User Groups, Nepal

3:50-4:00 Question and Answer

4:00-4:10 Discussion: Recommended Research on Legal Dimensions
Du Qun (Professor, Wuhan University), Zhang Hongxiao (Professor, Nanjing Forestry University)

4:10-4:30 Tea Break

Session Nine: Panel Discussion What have we already learned and not? Future Directions for Research and Policy Reform
Chair: Jiang Jisheng, DDG, Policy and Legislation, SFA

4:30-5:10 Panel Discussion: Gunnar Kohlin (Professor, University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Runsheng Yin (Professor, Michigan State University), Liu Weiping (Dean and Professor, FAFU), Liu Jinlong (Chinese Academy of Forestry)

Session Ten: Closing Remarks
Chair: Jiang Jisheng, DDG, Policy and Legislation, SFA

5:10-5:30 Closing Remarks- China’s Forest Policy Change: An Outlook
SFA leader