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10 – 12 November 2003
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CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
(Canada)
CGIAR Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (USA)
CIFOR Centre for International
Forestry Research of the CGIAR (Indonesia)
CIRADForêt
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le
Développement (France)
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
DFSC DANIDA
Forest Seed Centre (Denmark)
FAO Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (Italy)
IPGRI
International Plant Genetic Resources Institute of the CGIAR
(Italy)
ICRAF International Centre for Research in
Agroforestry of the CGIAR (Kenya)
IPF Inter-Governmental
Panel on Forests (USA)
IUCN World Conservation Union
(Switzerland)
IUFRO International Union of Forestry Research
Organizations (Austria)
UNCED United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3-14 June
1992)
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
(USA)
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
(Kenya)
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (France)
WCMC World Conservation
Monitoring Centre (UK)
WWFWorld Wide Fund for Nature (Switzerland)
II. PROGRESS SINCE THE 12TH SESSION OF THE PANEL (2001)
III. DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX 1
Membership of the Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources
APPENDIX 2
AGENDA OF THE FAO PANEL OF EXPERTS ON FOREST GENE RESOURCES
APPENDIX 3
LIST OF INFORMATION NOTES
APPENDIX 4
FOLLOW-UP TO RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 12TH SESSION OF THE PANEL
APPENDIX 5
FAO REGULAR PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES IN FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES 2002-2003
APPENDIX 5, Annex I
Forest Genetic Resources Work Programme 2002-2003
1 Location of headquarters is given in brackets.