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APFED II Plenary Meetings

The Plenary Meeting serves as the governing body for APFED II activities. It takes place once every year. APFED members, NetRes representatives and heads of designated international organisations attend the Plenary Meeting to review the progress made in implementing APFED II activities, and to discuss future work programmes taking into account the priority policy challenges in pursuit of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.

Fifth Plenary Meeting (July-August 2009 Ishikawa, Japan)

The APFED II Fifth Plenary Meeting was held in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan from 31 July to 3 August 2009. The Meeting was sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, and co-organised by the Ishikawa Prefecture and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in collaboration with Nanao City and Kagaya Hotel.

Fourth Plenary Meeting ( July 2008 Davao, Philippines)

The APFED II Fourth Plenary Meeting was held at Waterfront Insular Hotel, Davao, Philippines from 25 - 26 July 2008. The Meeting was sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, and co-organised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippines, Davao City Government and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in collaboration with Earth Council Asia-Pacific.

Third Plenary Meeting ( August 2007 Chengdu, China)

The Third Plenary Meeting of APFED II was held in Chengdu, China from 23 - 24 August 2007. APFED members, observers, government officials and NGO and private sector representatives attended the meeting.

Second Plenary Meeting (August 2006 Adelaide, Australia)

The Second Plenary Meeting of APFED II was held in Adelaide, Australia from 31 July - 1 August 2006. A total of 53 APFED members, observers, government officials and NGO and private sector representatives attended the meeting. As a part of the APFED Knowledge Initiative, the Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards Committee made the final selection of the prize winners for 2006 and the award ceremony was held at the meeting.

First Plenary Meeting (November 2005 Bogor, Indonesia)

The First Plenary Meeting of APFED II was held from 21-22 November 2005 in Bogor, Indonesia. At the meeting, concrete measures for implementing the APFED recommendations from the final report on its first phase were discussed. Furthermore, H.E. Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi (Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Former Minister of the Environment, Japan) was elected as the chairperson for APFED II.