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Appendix 2 – Agenda for the Workshop

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005

"Review of National Reports"

(Sub-Regional UNECE/FAO Workshop for FRA National Correspondents and focal points)

7-11 December 2004,
Forestry Training Center Wyszków (80 km from Warsaw)
(starting at 08.30 hrs on 08 December 2004)

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

TUESDAY,  07 December 2004

Afternoon

Arrival of participants, accommodation in Wyszków

WEDNESDAY, 08 December2004

08.30 - 09.00

Registration, organisational arrangements

 

09.00 – 09.30

Opening Session

Welcome address – Lasy Panstwowe, FAO and UNECE/FAO Timber Branch (Robert Jaskiewicz, Waldemar Zmijewski, Alexander Korotkov and Volker Sasse / Örjan Jonsson)

• Introduction to FRA - FAO and UNECE (Alexander Korotkov and Volker Sasse / Örjan Jonsson)

• Round-table presentation of participants

09.30 – 10.15

Session 1: Organizational

• Organization of Workshop & Expected Outputs – FAO and UNECE (Alexander Korotkov and Robert Jaskiewicz)

• Review of methodology for country reporting (common for all 15 National Reporting Tables) (Örjan Jonsson/ Volker Sasse)

• Questions and clarification

10.15 - 10.30

Coffee/ Tea break

10.30 – 13.00

Session 2: Review of National Reporting Tables T1 – T4

• Presentation of Reporting Tables (FAO and UNECE)

• Country experiences (NCs)

-Completed tables

-Partial tables

-Methodology

-Format

-Issues

13.00 – 14.30

Lunch break

14.30 – 15.30

Session 2: Continued…

15.30 – 16.00

Session 3: Review of National Reporting Tables T5, T6 and T7

• Presentation of Reporting Tables (FAO and UNECE)

• Country experiences (NCs)

-Completed tables

-Partial tables

-Methodology

-Format

-Issues

16.00 – 16.15

Coffee/ Tea Break

 

16.15 – 17.00

Session 3: Continued…

17.00 – 18.00

Session 4: Review of National Reporting Tables T8, T9 and T10

• Presentation of Reporting Tables (FAO and UNECE)

• Country experiences (NCs)

-Completed tables

-Partial tables

-Methodology

-Format

-Issues

18.10

Cocktail “getting together” (in premises of Training Centre Wyszków - Lasy Panstwowe)

THURSDAY, 09 December 2004

09.00 – 12.30

Session 5: Technical Excursion to Forests

Field excursion to forests in the Forest District Wyszków will be organized this morning by Lasy Panstwowe (subject: State Management of Polish Forests). – Mr. Waldemar Zmijewski - Head of Forest District Wyszków

13.00 – 14.30

Lunch break

14.30 – 16.00

Session 6: Review of National Reporting Tables T11 – T15

• Presentation of Reporting Tables (FAO and UNECE)

• Country experiences (NCs)

-Completed tables

-Partial tables

-Methodology

-Format

-Issues

16.00 – 16.15

Coffee/ Tea Break

16.15 – 17.00

Session 7: Thematic studies

• Thematic studies, voluntary reporting on thematic areas and their information needs (Volker Sasse / Alexander Korotkov)

• Questions and discussion

17.00 - 18.00

Session 8: Individual meetings with countries (to be continued on Friday afternoon)

FRIDAY, 10 December 2004

09.00 – 11.00

Session 9: Support to National Forest Resource Assessment

• FAO support within the FRA Programme (Volker Sasse / Alexander Korotkov)

• Country presentations on National forest resource assessments (status, on-going and planned work)

11.00 – 11.15

Coffee/ Tea Break

11.15 - 12.15

Session 10: Addressing Country Reporting Problems & Needs

• Demonstration of FRA 2005 Discussion Forum & FAQ (FAO)

• Present check list and self review of National reporting tables (FAO)

12.15 - 13.45

Lunch break

13.45 - 15.00

Session 11: Workshop closing

• Concluding discussion

• Development of time table for submission of final reports

• Summary of the outcome & findings of the workshop – FAO HQ

and UNECE (Alexander Korotkov, Volker Sasse / Roman Michalak)

• Workshop closure –UNECE, FAO and Lasy Panstwowe

SATURDAY, 11 December 2004

Saturday morning

Sightseeing tour of Warsaw (voluntary)

Wilanów Palace, Lazienki Palace and Park, Old Town and eventually a modern container forest nursery in Jablonna

Departure of participants (also after the Warsaw tour)

 


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