03.10.2024 > 04.10.2024
"Innovation and sustainability in the tropical forestry sector"
With innovation and sustainability in the tropical forestry sector as its central theme, particularly through the implementation of the European Regulation against Imported Deforestation and measures taken at CITES level, this forum will provide us with a unique platform to discuss current challenges and emerging opportunities in the management and conservation of tropical forest resources. Join us in Antwerp for enriching exchanges, inspiring presentations, and fruitful partnerships at this must-attend event for the tropical timber industry and the sustainable management of tropical forest basins.
The upcoming ATIBT Forum receives support from the Tropical Timber Trade Facility (TTT), a project on behalf of the German government and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
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15h - 17h30 : ATIBT General Assembly
This General Assembly will be an opportunity to bring together members of the association and its partners, to discuss the functioning of the ATIBT and its main challenges.
This General Assembly will, as usual, also be open to non-members wishing to learn more about our organization. Only members will be able to vote.
18h : Welcome cocktail
8h30-9h : Welcome of participants
9h : Opening of the ATIBT Forum
9h30-12h30 SESSION 1 : The European Regulation against deforestation and other regulations. How is the tropical forestry sector preparing?
Three round table discussions followed by Q&A sessions :
9h30-10h15 : Round Table 1.1 - EUDR status at 3 months of implementation (moderator : Claude Garcia)
10h15-10h30 : Break
10h30-11h30 : Round Table 1.2 - The point of view from exporting countries (non-EU) (moderator : Claude Garcia)
11h30-12h30 : Round Table 1.3 - How are players in the EU preparing?
12h30-13h30 : Buffet lunch on site
13h30-16h30 SESSION 2 : Forest management in the Congo Basin in the context of market trends
13h30-15h30 : Round Table 2.1 - CITES : What impact for producer countries? How countries are mobilizing and preparing for the next CITES COP (moderator : Françoise Van de Ven, resource : Franck Monthe)
15h30-17h00 : Round table 2.2 - Evolution of management plans : from harvesting to silviculture and the role of LKTS
17h00-17h30 : Networking
17h30-18h30 : High-Level Round Table (by invitation only). Moderator : Sven Walter (FAO)
20h00 : Gala Evening
7h30: Departure for the guided tour of the port of Antwerp
7h30-9h45: Guided tour of the port of Antwerp
9h45: Return to the hotel /coffee break
10h-13h: SESSION 3 : Durability and innovation
10h00-11h00 : Theme 3.1-The role of vocational training in sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin (moderator : Claude Garcia, resource : Hortense ELLA-MENYE BATINDEK)
11h00-12h00 : Theme 3.2-Sustainable forest management as a means of preserving biodiversity in the tropical forests of the Congo Basin (moderator : Claude Garcia, resource : Pierre Schuller)
12h00-13h00 : Theme 3.3-Focus on innovative finance solutions in the tropical timber sector (moderator : Claude Garcia, resource : Pierre Schuller)
13h-14h: Buffet lunch
15h : Closure of the ATIBT Forum.
