International and Regional Forums

The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has overall responsibility for representing Australia's interests in international and regional organisations and processes where forestry is a significant issue. These include:

International 

• • United Nations Forum on Forests
   - Facilitate implementation of the Non-Legally Binding Instrument by organisations including the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
  
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation – Forestry Department
  - Committee on Forestry
  
• Montreal Process 

Regional 

• Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
• Asia Forest Partnership
• Asia-Pacific Network for Sustainable Forest Management and Rehabilitation 
• International Tropical Timber Organization
• Association of South East Asian Nations
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation