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Welcome Address
by
Director of Bureau of Community Forest Management
Royal Forest Department
(Mr. Chonlatid Suraswadi)
opening Speech, 2nd ASEAN Social Forestry Network
Meeting
August 27-29, 2007
Delegates of ASEAN members, Representatives of
partner organizations, Ladies and Gentlemen,
On behalf of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand, I
warmly welcome all ASEAN delegates and honorable
participants to attend the Second ASEAN Social Forest
Network Meeting in Bangkok.
It is a great opportunity for me to be here today as a
representative of the Director General of The Royal Forest
Department who are on the official trip to Europe today. It
is also a historic moment when government representative
from ASEAN countries and partner organizations come
together to affirm their commitment to work in terms of
social forestry networking.

After the end of the First Meeting of ASFN that was held in
Semarang last year,
I have perceived about an endeavor
of all key persons who have an attempt to move social
forestry network issue forward into action through several
formal and informal meetings and workshops that were
conducted including ASOF meeting. This meeting in also
continuously followed the precedence effort which can be

taken into account for the policy and programme
implementation related to social forestry network within
ASEAN region. Expected
achievement of the
implementation can be ensured since well cooperation from
all related governmental agencies, partner organizations,
and non-government organization have become apparent.
However, with limitation of each country for the policy and
programme implementation, this meeting would be a good
opportunities for knowledge sharing and experience
exchange from each country. Outcome of the meeting will

be helpful for enhancing effective management for social
forestry network.
I am confident, given the caliber of delegates and
participants, that the meeting will give rise to solid and
thought provoking information on country experience and
good practices that can assist us in achieving sustainable
forest management for the benefit of our countries, our
peoples and our forest resources. To our visitors from
abroad, please make time to see more of Bangkok and
enjoy unique Thai hospitality and friendliness.
With this, Ladies and Gentlemen and all honorable guests, I
here by declare this meeting officially open and wish you
all a fruitful meeting.
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