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In 2003, FME was held in May in Munich, Germany.

The following issues were discussed:

  • Consumer campaign against tropical timber
  • Funding the Pulp Invasion a new WRM report
  • The EC aid programme and its impact on forests
  • Brazilian issues
  • Certification of Malaysian projects
  • World Bank Forest Policy and its impacts on development aid and lending
  • Intergovernmental Processes in 2003
  • Indonesia (looking at oil palm, pulp and paper and illegal logging)
  • Forest Certification
  • Illegal logging
  • Carbon Sinks
  • EU enlargement (looking at investment and logging in Eastern Europe)

One of the meeting outcomes was a statement by the NGOs present exposing Malaysia's attempts to greenwash its logging industry.

 

The following presentations are available from the meeting:

 

EC Action Plan 2003

FME Presentation (2003) outlining the history and future of the EC Action Plan including speakers notes.

EC Aid Update 2003

FME Presentation (2003) giving a brief update of the situation of EC Aid in 2003.

FSC in 2003

FME Presentation (2003) outlining the increasing problems with FSC.

The World Bank's forest policy

FME Presentation (2003) outlining the problems inherent in the World Bank's forest policy.

Threats to Central and Eatern European Forests

FME Presentation (2003) outlining the present situation in Eastern and Central European Member States.