Catalyzing private finance for inclusive and sustainable forest value chains

The Expert Meeting brought together a wide range of participants (companies, funds, development finance institutions, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), producer organizations, development agencies, and sector experts) to discuss how to catalyze private finance for sustainable forestry, and in particular the potential of the value chain approach. The proposal to create a Forest Finance Information Hub (FFIH) was presented and discussed, as well as the draft roadmap for a collaborative approach to implement the FFIH.