Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED), a regional group of eminent experts operating since its establishment in 2001, aims to address critical issues facing Asia and the Pacific region and to propose new models for equitable and sustainable development of the region. APFED II activities consist of three major components; Policy Dialogues, Knowledge Initiative, and Showcase Programme.
APFED Policy Dialogue aims to promote multi-stakeholder dialogues on policies and challenges to promote environmental management and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. APFED members will interact with other stakeholder representatives to articulate on policy and institutional gaps and to set out recommended policies, measures and actions to promote environmental management and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.
"The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards for Good Practices" aims at promoting dissemination of good practices towards sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. The awards will be given to organisations in recognition of practices that have made outstanding contributions in promoting environmental management and sustainable development in the region.
The APFED Knowledge Initiative draws lessons and experience from innovative policies and measures implemented for sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region, and shares them through the APFED Good Practice Database with all stakeholders concerned.
The APFED Showcase Programme provides a grant of up to US$30,000 to each sustainable development project that showcases innovative approaches to support the development, implementation, monitoring, and dissemination of innovative policies, measures and actions for promoting sustainable development in the region.
NetRes is an Asia-Pacific regional network of policy research institutes promoting environmental management and sustainable development which was established as one of the supporting mechanisms for APFED II activities.
The Ona Keto Community Reforestation Project, Papua New Guinea which was
selected as 2007 APFED Showcase programme
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and Setting up
Rice Husk Gasification Model Project in Viet Nam for 2008 programme
<see more details> were selected as the national winner of ENERGY GLOBE Award
2010. The awarding ceremony will be held in Kigali, Rwanda on June 3, 2010,
as a part of the celebration event of the World Environment Day 2010
organised by UNEP and the Rwandan government. http://www.energyglobe.com/en/award/
The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards Committee made the final selection of prizes for 2009 and the award ceremony will be held at the APFED II Fifth Plenary Meeting in Ishikawa, Japan.
The APFED II Fifth Plenary Meeting is due to be held in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, from 30 July to 3 August 2009. The International Environmental Symposium in Noto will also be held on this occasion. For details on the Symposium (Japanese): http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/ kikaku/apfed.html
APFED Policy Dialogue on Sustainable Resource Management was held on 10 March 2009, Tokyo, Japan as part of the "Asia Regional Seminar for Sustainable Resource Management" and the public seminar entitled "Resource Management and the 3Rs: Towards a Sustainable Asia".
APFED Policy Dialogue on "Conserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable development -Key agenda for the CBD/COP10 in 2010 and future challenges-" was held on 25 January 2009, Tokyo, Japan
www.apfedshowcase.net
Please visit our new website on the APFED Showcase Programme. The new site was launched to provide more detailed information on the Programme and the selected projects.
