Taipei, Feb. 24 (CNA) A workshop will be held Thursday to study and share forestry management experience and development in Canada and Taiwan, with the goal of maintaining a sustainable and livable environment, organizers said Wednesday.
The "Sustainable Forestry Management Workshop", organized by the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT) and Forest Products Association of Canada, will be a one-day event to discuss sustainable forest management in Canada and study the development of a forest product industry in Taiwan.
"With 10 percent of the world's forests, Canada accepts the reality that its forest management has global implications, " CTOT Executive Director Scott Fraser said. "Every year, Canada regenerates close to 700,000 hectares of forest -- more than all other countries combined." Fraser said he hopes the workshop will provide both countries with an opportunity to share that experience.
Taiwan is currently one of Canada's biggest trading partners and imports about C$60 million (US$56.8 million) worth of lumber from Canada every year. Taiwan, once a lumber exporter, has 72 percent forest coverage, according to the CTOT.