APFNet - Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation

APFNet - Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation is a non-profit international organization dedicated to advancing sustainable forest management and rehabilitation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Despite increasing awareness of the importance of managing forests sustainably to achieve green growth, reduce poverty and respond to climate change, huge gaps still exist in knowledge and capacities at global and regional levels. The establishment of the organization was proposed in this context by the People’s Republic of China and endorsed by Australia and the United States at the 15th Leaders' Meeting in Sydney, Australia, in September 2007. The proposal was adopted by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders and incorporated in the Sydney Declaration on Climate Change, Energy Security and Clean Development, in an effort to “enhance capacity building and strengthen information sharing on sustainable forest management in the forestry sector” in the region.