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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005
(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)
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TUESDAY, 07 December 2004 | ||
Afternoon |
Arrival of participants, accommodation in Wyszków | |
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WEDNESDAY, 08 December2004 | ||
08.30 - 09.00 |
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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 |
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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
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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) |