COFO-2003/INF/4



COMITTEE ON FORESTRY

SIXTEENTH SESSION

Rome, Italy, 10-14 March 2003

STATEMENT OF COMPETENCE AND VOTING RIGHTS SUBMITTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) AND ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES

1.

Opening of the Session

2.

Adoption of the Agenda
Competence MC
1 - voting MC

3.

Election of officers and designation of the Drafting Committee
Competence MC – voting MC

4.

State of the World’s Forests (SOFO 2003 report)
Mixed Competence – voting MC


MAJOR FORESTRY POLICY ISSUES

5.

The role of the Regional Forestry Commissions in implementing the IPF/IFF
proposals for action.
Mixed Competence – voting MC

6.

Forests and freshwater – issues and options
Mixed Competence – voting MC

7.

National forest programmes as a mechanism to implement the key outcomes of
the WFS:fyl and WSSD
Mixed Competence – voting MC


MATTERS REFERRED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE

8.

Decisions of FAO Governing Bodies of interest to the Committee
Mixed Competence – voting MC


FAO PROGRAMMES IN FORESTRY

9.

The future of forests: implications of the Forestry Outlook Study for Africa
Mixed Competence – voting MC

10.

Review of FAO programme sin the forestry sector, including follow-up to the requests and recommendations of the Fifteenth Session of the Committee as well as the Programme Implementation Report
Mixed Competence – voting MC

 

a)

Developments in Forest Resources Assessment
Mixed Competence – voting MC

 

b)

Harmonizing forest-related definitions: key to successful monitoring and reporting on forests
Mixed Competence – voting MC

11.

Defining work objectives for FAO in key cross-cutting areas identified by countries in the FAO medium-term planning process
Mixed Competence – voting MC

 

a)

Forests, poverty and food security
Mixed competence - voting MC

 

b)

Forests and water
Mixed competence - voting MC

 

c)

Forest governance
Mixed competence - voting MC

 

d)

Forest biological diversity
Mixed competence - voting MC

12.

Date and place of next Session
Competence MC – voting MC

13.

Adoption of the Report
Mixed Competence – voting MC

14.

Closing of Session

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1 Member Countries