OREANDA-NEWS On 05 October was announced, that Representatives of Karelian Forestry Sector to Take Part in eleventh International Forestry Forum in St.Petersburg.

On October 6-9 in St.-Petersburg there took place the eleventh International Forestry Forum in which the Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Karelia Vladimir Yuriev and heads of several Karelian enterprises will take part. The main task of the Forum is devloping a package of arrangements between the authority and business.

On October 6, the Forum will be opened by the Plenary Session on the Russian Forestry Agenda for 2009-2010 that will feature such issues as the forecast of industrial production development in the forestry sector in the context of the financial crisis. Special attention will be paid to concidering forest plans of the subjects of the Russian Federation and international experience of quality spurts with participation of Brazilian and Chinese forestry representatives.

Issues of forestry activity organisation will be raided at the Forestry Conference. Among the key topics for discussion: management of government property, reforestation activity, development of transport and social infrastructure. A Panel Discussion on Forest Investments: Myths and Reality will feature discussion of marketing mechanisms in forestry sector and will be the key event of the program. The following topics will be discussed at the Panel Discussion: forest product markets overview, government support of forest enterprises, mechanisms for attraction of financing to the industry.

Aspects of application of timber in modern house-building will be thoroughly discussed within the framework of the I.Z.BA. from Outside Conference. For the first time the Forum 2009 will feature a cycle of Forest Dialogue workshops on the following subjects: Land Relations, Phytosanitary Troubles, Forest Arithmetic, Customs Gives Green Light.

The World After Kyoto Conference covering issues of implementation of forestry sector's bioenergy potential will be the key event of the Forum. Russia's climatic doctrine, Kyoto forests in Russian Regions, science ТВ bioenergy technologies, carbon market – these are just few of the topics to be discussed at the event.

The Specialised Exhibitions which cover the whole cycle of forest production are a significant part of the Forum. The Exhibitions will feature a Forestry Matchmaking Center.