Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
The Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI) is a FAO statutory body composed of senior executives from the private industry sector worldwide. It meets yearly with the main objective of providing guidance on activities and programme of work of the FAO Forestry Division on issues relevant to the paper and forest products industry, in support of member countries efforts to progress towards sustainable development.
The membership of FAO-ACSFI includes heads of forest industry and forest growers’ associations, as well as company executives from approximately 20 countries.
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ACSFI Secretary
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News
65th Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
21/07/2024
The 65th Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries convened at FAO's headquarters in Rome, Italy to provide guidance on FAO’s activities and programme of work related to forestry with the aim to further enhance the private sector's contributions to sustainable forest management and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The climate change mitigation potential of forest products
04/11/2020
Forest products, from paper to pellets and from sawnwood to cross-laminated timber, offer solutions to contribute to climate change, through carbon storage as well as substitution of less climate-friendly products.
On 4 November 2020, FAO’s Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based...
Advisory Committee On Sustainable Forest-based Industries endorses its Strategic Framework 2020-2030
06/10/2020
Fostering sustainable wood use in the building sector for greener cities: Lessons-learned from wood encouragement policies
15/07/2020
For building back better after the Covid19 pandemic, wood-based solutions offer a green construction material. It is renewable, recyclable, can be sustainably sourced and has low fossil carbon and environmental footprints.
On 15 July 2020, FAO’s Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-...
Publications
Sessions
| Year | Meeting Title | Meeting Report |
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| 1999 |
40th Session Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood ProductsSão Paulo (Brazil), 27/05/1999 - 28/05/1999 |
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| 1998 |
39th Session Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood ProductsRome (Italy), 26/04/1998 - 24/04/1999 |
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| 1997 |
38th Session Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood ProductsRome (Italy), 23/04/1997 - 25/04/1997 |