International Trade in Forest Products: Need for Capacity Building Ajay Kumar Lal New Delhi, Dated

National Stakeholders: Areas warranting Attention FP Trade under new Global Economic Order ( WTO, IPRs,etc.) Implications of Recent Regulations, Standards, Legalities Market Vulnerability/Opportunity Analysis ‘Chain of Custody’ Studies

Challenges  Internalizing Environmental Costs  Initiating Environmental Actions without stiffening trade barriers  Enforcing Regulations without raising the cost of doing business  Raising Standards without losing competiveness  Linking IT to SFM  Monitoring effectively ‘chain of custody’

Opportunities( Indian Context) Liberalized WTO Regime Forest Carbon Markets Higher degree of Market Transparencies Improved access to quantitative and qualitative analysis Patent Regime

Suggestive Action Points  Establish Centre for International Trade in Forest Products (CITIFP) (Nodal Point, Centre of Excellence, Converging Point for divergent Players) Objectives: Coordinate, Collect, Compile and Disseminate trade related information Analyse Trends, Trading systems, distribution channels, Markets etc Apply Research findings to various management Problems Orient Professionals to updated Situations

Cntd:----  Inter Ministerial, Inter Departmental Cooperation Cell (forest Products Cells)  Data Management, exchanges  Awareness programs at local, Regional Levels

Expected Outcome Improved data and Information Sound Analysis of the Prevailing Situation Integration of Policies, Coordination among Instruments Harmonization among Actions

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