0800 - 0910 Registration of Participants
0915 - 1000 Opening Ceremony
0915 National Anthem
0917 Introduction by the Chairperson:
Mr. Devandra Duggal, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad and Tobago
0920 Welcome Address:
Dr. Don E. Robinson, FAO Representative for Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and Suriname
0925 Opening Remarks:
Mr. Ronald M. Gordon, Deputy Programme Manager, Agricultural Development, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Guyana
0930 Background on the FAO-EC Partnership Programme:
Mr. Paul Reiner, Rural Development Counsellor, Delegation of the European Commission, Trinidad and Tobago
0940 Feature Address:
The Hon. Trevor Sudama, Minister of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad and Tobago
0955 Vote of Thanks:
Mr. Narine Lackhan, Director of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Tr.& Tobago
1000 - 1045 Group Photograph & Coffee Break
1045 - 1100 Workshop Context, Objectives and Expected Outputs
- Yves Dubé, Forestry Officer, Policy and Institutions Branch, Forestry Department, FAO, Italy
1100 - 1130 State of Forest Resources in the Caribbean
- Eileen Helmer, Research Ecologist, International Institute for Tropical Forestry, US Department of Agriculture, Puerto Rico
1130 - 1200 State of Forest Management and Conservation in the Caribbean
- Narine Lackhan, Director of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture Land and Marine Resources, Trinidad and Tobago
1200 - 1300 Lunch Break
1300 - 1530 Country Report Summary Presentations
· Reports of participants on the status of forestry statistics in their countries and their use in policy and planning, including a section on outlook for forest resources.
1530 - 1600 Coffee Break
1600 - 1730 Country Reports Summary Presentations (Cont'd)
1830 - 2000 Ice-Breaking Reception
0830 - 1000 Working Groups on Forest Resources and Forest Products*
1000 - 1030 Coffee Break
1030 - 1200 Working Groups (Cont'd)
1200 - 1300 Lunch Break
1300 - 1530 Working Groups (Cont'd)
1530 - 1600 Coffee Break
1600 - 1730 Working Groups (Cont'd)
2030 - 2230 Thematic Session
0830 - 1000 Presentation and Discussion of Results of Working Groups
1000 - 1030 Coffee Break
1030 - 1200 Presentation and Discussion (Cont'd)
1200 - 1300 Lunch Break
1300 - 1800 Field Trip
0830 - 1000 Working Groups: Preparation of the Summary Outlook Document**
1000 - 1030 Coffee Break
1030 - 1200 Working Groups (Cont'd)
1200 - 1300 Lunch Break
1300 - 1530 Working Groups (Cont'd)
1530 - 1600 Coffee Break
1600 - 1730 Working Groups (Cont'd)
2030 - 2230 Thematic Session
0830 - 1000 Presentation and Discussion of Results of Working Groups
1000 - 1030 Coffee Break
1030 - 1200 Workshop Preliminary Conclusions and Recommendations
1200 - 1430 Lunch Break
1430 - 1530 Adoption of Summary Conclusions and Recommendations
1530 - 1600 Coffee Break
1600 - 1630 Close of Workshop
QUESTIONS FOR WORKING GROUPS - FOREST RESOURCES AND FOREST PRODUCTS
Forest Resources Forest resources information · Methodology (definitions, model, etc.) · Means of dissemination · Preliminary Results of Pilot Studies Needed forest resource information · Forest area: Type, disturbance, species group, availability for wood supply, ownership and management, eco-floristic zone, protection status, change · Forest Plantations: Area, species, owner-ship, function, etc. · Volume and biomass: Biomass, growing stock, commercial volume, increment, losses, fellings and removals, change · Forest health, forest fires · Non-wood forest products · Trees outside forests Needed model data · Sub-national units, Population data Classification systems · Local, FAO Review of local data available · Country by country · Review of constraints Capacity building and assistance needs |
Forest Products Informal sector · Statistics on Fuelwood · Statistics on non-wood forest products · Survey methods · Preliminary Results of Pilot Studies Formal sector · Production and trade statistics of industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood residues, panels, pulp and paper · Yearbook of Forest Products · Capacity & price statistics, conversion factor Forestry statistics and IT today · Data structure, classification and definition · Collection, processing and dissemination of forestry statistics · Demonstration: National and internat. exchange of forestry statistics and the role of national focal points Country by country data review · Hands on the use of FAO electronic questionnaires · Historical country data review Capacity building and assistance needs |
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS FOR WORKING GROUPS ON THE SUMMARY OUTLOOK DOCUMENT PREPARATION (Will include a review of country reports, thematic study, baseline studies findings)
While the outlook document aims to provide a long term perspective with 2020 as the target year, it will be advantageous to have an indication of the outlook in the short term and medium term with the target years 2005 and 2010. This will enable policy makers and planners to identify short term, medium term and long term measures to bring about changes in the desirable direction. There is a need to identify:
assumptions underlying different scenarios (including population and income changes, changes in the structure of the economy, policy and institutional arrangements, level of investment, state of science and technology, etc.);
what could be expected from the forestry sector in 2005, 2010 and 2020 under the above assumptions:
¬ changes in forest area, forest cover, growing stock;
¬ ownership and management of forest and tree resources;
¬ production of wood and other products;
¬ contribution of forests to income and employment;
¬ area under sustainable management;
¬ state of forest industries;
¬ trade of forest products and the extent of dependence on forest products imports/ exports;
¬ contribution to environmental values;
¬ social values of forests.
· What should be done to move to a desirable scenario?
¬ factors that are critical for improvement of the situation or to avoid the pessimistic scenario;
¬ what kind of changes are required: within the forestry sector and outside the forestry sector;
¬ feasibility of the changes and how do we strengthen the positive factors and mitigate the negative effects;
¬ roles and responsibilities of various agencies (governments, private sector, NGOs, civil society, donor agencies, etc.)
