FO:LACFC/2002

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PROVISIONAL AGENDA

STATE OF FORESTRY IN THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN REGION: Period 2000-2001
INTRODUCTION
FORESTRY RESOURCES IN NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
FOREST PRODUCTION
FOREST POLICY, LEGISLATION AND PLANNING
FORESTRY INSTITUTIONS
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF FORESTRY
COOPERATION, PARTICIPATION IN CONVENTIONS, AGREEMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES ON FORESTS

REVIEW OF FAO REGULAR AND FIELD PROGRAMME, INCLUDING FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUESTS OF THE TWENTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE COMMISSION
REVIEW OF FAO FORESTRY REGULAR PROGRAMME
REVIEW OF FAO FORESTRY FIELD PROGRAMME
FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 21ST SESSION OF THE COMMISSION

PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT ON FOREST INFORMATION AND OUTLOOK STUDY OF THE FORESTRY SECTOR IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
INTRODUCTION
PRESENT STATE OF FOREST INFORMATION IN LATIN AMERICA (Phase I)
MAIN CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF PHASE I
FORESTRY SECTOR OUTLOOK STUDY FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (Phase II)

NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMME FACILITY
INTRODUCTION
IMPLICATIONS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MOUNTAINS, 2002
BACKGROUND
COORDINATION OF IYM PREPARATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
MOBILIZING COUNTRY ACTION
RESOURCE NEEDS
MAJOR IYM GLOBAL EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION

PREPARATIONS FOR THE XII WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS, CANADA, 2003
INTRODUCTION
Congress Theme A - Forests for People
Congress Theme B - Forests for the Planet
Congress Theme C - People and Forests in Harmony
General Information

FOLLOW-UP TO THE UNFF AND THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT
UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS (UNFF)
COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP ON FORESTS (CPF)
WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (WSSD)
ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE LACFC

REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FAO/ITTO ON CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

II LATIN AMERICAN FORESTRY CONGRESS (CONFLAT). CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
INTRODUCTION
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS

IN-SESSION TECHNICAL PANEL: REGIONAL PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENTS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
RECENT ACTIVITIES
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMISSION

IN-SESSION TECHNICAL PANEL: INTEGRATION OF FOREST POLICIES WITH POLICIES OF OTHER SECTORS
INTRODUCTION
POINTS FOR DISCUSSION

IN-SESSION TECHNICAL PANEL: INTEGRATION OF FOREST POLICIES WITH POLICIES OF OTHER SECTORS
INTRODUCTION
THE PRESENT STATE OF CERTIFICATION INITIATIVES
CERTIFIED AREA
OTHER RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
RECENT FAO PARTICIPATION
PENDING SUBJECTS AND QUESTIONS

IN-SESSION TECHNICAL PANEL: ILLEGAL FOREST EXTRACTION
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
ILLEGAL PRACTICES AFFECTING FOREST RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIES
SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE FOREST SECTOR TO CRIME AND CORRUPTION
WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT ILLEGAL AND CORRUPT ACTIVITIES?
TOPICS TO BE ANALYZED

IN-SESSION TECHNICAL PANEL: NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES
INTRODUCTION
HOW NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES HAVE PERFORMED
STRENGTHENING NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAMMES

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