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Conclusions and action items


Workshop evaluation
Items for action

Workshop evaluation

Overall the workshop can be regarded as very successful as it reached the expected outcomes. Also, 11 out of the 13 member countries were able to send a representative. The participants expressed their continued support for the EC-FAO Partnership Programme, and significantly shaped the activities for 2002.

Items for action

The immediate need is to initiate the forest policy reviews. In this regard, the heads of forestry departments have been informed about the initiative and the link to the country papers for the APFC session.

Most pilot studies will be completed during the first and second quarters of 2002. It will be vital to prepare the documents for dissemination properly to support follow-up activities, especially training.

A number of training courses will be organized in 2002. It will be crucial to select appropriate participants (particularly important for the training on forestry statistics, which will be organized from 20 to 24 May 2002 in Bangkok). By then, Ms. Parijat Chuntaketta (Statistical Clerk, FAO/RAPO) will have been trained and in the position to facilitate the network of statistical correspondents. A training workshop on the assessment of trees outside forests will be organized by the Forest Survey of India in Dehra Dun from 22 to 26 April 2002 and the call for nominating participants has been circulated. The Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia is currently preparing a program for a study tour of forestry officials from Lao PDR and Cambodia to gain insights into the department’s information system. Finally, a training course on GIS applications is likely to take place in Chiang Mai (Thailand) from 29 April to 03 May 2002.



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