WWF Russia Director of conservation policy Evgeny Shvarts will be the moderator of the Plenary session of St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum (30 September–1 October 2014)

WWF Russia Director of conservation policy Evgeny Shvarts will be the moderator of the Plenary session of St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum (30 September–1 October 2014)

30 September–1 October 2014 in St. Petersburg will host the XVI St. Petersburg international Forestry Forum "Russian forest week". The Forum will be opened with Plenary session "the Lumber industry complex. What is the growth potential?". The moderator of the Plenary session will be made by the Director of WWF Russia's conservation policy Evgeny Shvarts.

St. Petersburg international Forestry Forum — Russia's largest annual event, devoted to the development of the timber industry. The forum and exhibition activities under its programs are among the most important events in the life of the forest industry and traditional meeting place for leading representatives of business market leaders, authorities and science. In 2013 the Forum took part more than 400 experts from 22 regions of Russia and 6 countries.

In 2014 XVI St. Petersburg international Forestry Forum will be held under the name "Russian forest week" and with the support of the Ministry of natural resources and ecology of RF, Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation, Federal Agency of forestry (Rosleskhoz) of the Russian Federation, Trading-industrial chamber of the Russian Federation, WWF Russia and RAO BUMPROM. The organizer – Exhibition Association "RESTEC®".

On 30 September the Forum will be opened with Plenary session "the Lumber industry complex. What is the growth potential?", in the course of which experts will analyze the state and prospects of development of basic sectors of forestry: forestry, logging, woodworking, bioenergy, pulp and paper industry, the development strategy of forest industry in Russia. The meeting also raised the issues of effective interaction of science, business and government and the problems of personnel potential of the industry. WWF Russia Director of conservation policy Evgeny Shvarts will serve as the moderator of the meeting.

According to Evgeny Abramovich, on the Forum there is no buttoned "button" officialdom, unlike many other similar events it is more "live". "The special atmosphere of the Forum makes it possible to discuss sensitive and pressing problems. I also like this event because it regularly there are new faces, revealing himself and his position in speeches or during debates. So, for example, are often at the Forum to meet your new bright regional Ministers, top-managers of companies", – shares his impressions of the Forum Eugene Schwartz.

More detailed program of the Forum 2014 are available on the official website of the event.

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Profile of expert

Evgeny Shvarts
Director of conservation policy, "world wildlife Fund" (WWF) of Russia;
doctor of geographical Sciences, specialty "Geoecology" (2003);
honorary worker of nature protection of the Russian Federation (2006);
co-Chairman of public environmental Council of the Federal forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) (since 2004);
Member of public environmental Council of the Ministry of environment of the Russian Federation (since 2004);
Member of the forestry Board of the Ministry of natural resources (2006 – 2008) and the Ministry of agriculture of Russia (2009).
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