Acknowledgments

1.Introduction

2.Forum Agenda

3.Welcome Remarks&Shen Guofang

4.Opening Speech&Zhang Kunming

5.Overview of China's Sustainable Forestry Development Strategy&Zhu Lieke

6.Experiences from Other Countries Transforming their Forest Policy Frameworks&Sten Nilsson

7.Forest Tax and Fiscal Policy Issues in China:Status and Implications for Reform&Sun Changjin

8.Recommendations for Improving the Chinese Public Payment Schemes for Ecological Services&Xu Jintao

9.Issues in Collective Forest Tenure and Opportunities to Strengthen Security in China&Li Ping

10.Forest Tenure in Transition:International Experiences and Trends&Andy White

11.Forest Yield Regulation:New Approaches to an Old Problem&Gary Bull

12.Harvesting Quotas in China&Xu Jintao

13.Logging Ban: International Experiences&Thomas Waggener

14.Independent Certification and Government Regulation:How they can be mutually supportive&Zhu Chunquan

15.Forest GovernanceinChina:Status and Issues&Zhang Lei

16.The Role of the Federal Government in the U.S.and Canada&Douglas MacCleery

17.World and Regional Trade Agreements and Forestry-Emerging Issues and Implications for Governments&Harry Nelson

18.Implications of APEC and WTO on Timber Trade in China&Lu Wenming

19.Group Discussions:Identifying Elements of a Research Agenda

20.Setting an Agenda for Future Forestry Policy Research&Ian Bevege

21.Concluding Comments&Shen Guofang

22.Closing Speech-Summary&Zhou Shengxian

Annexes

Ⅰ Summary of Presentations in Chinese

Ⅱ Discussions and Outputs for the Policy Research Agenda

Ⅲ List of Participants

Ⅳ Papers and Presentations&CD-ROM