1. |
Opening of the Session |
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2. |
Adoption of the Agenda |
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3. |
Election of officers and designation of the Drafting Committee |
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4. |
State of the World's Forests (SOFO 2003 report) |
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MAJOR FORESTRY POLICY ISSUES |
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5. |
The role of the Regional Forestry Commissions in implementing the IPF/IFF proposals for action |
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6. |
Forests and freshwater - issues and options |
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7. |
National forest programmes as a mechanism to implement the key outcomes of the WFS:fyl and WSSD |
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MATTERS REFERRED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE |
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8. |
Decisions of FAO Governing Bodies of interest to the Committee |
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FAO PROGRAMMES IN FORESTRY |
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9. |
The future of forests: implications of the Forestry Outlook Study for Africa (FOSA) |
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10. |
Review of FAO programmes in the forestry sector, including follow-up to the requests and recommendations of the Fifteenth Session of the Committee, as well as the Programme Implementation Report |
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(a) |
Developments in Forest Resources Assessment |
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(b) |
Harmonizing forest-related definitions: key to successful monitoring and reporting on forests |
11. |
Defining work objectives for FAO in key cross-cutting areas identified by countries and the FAO medium-term planning process |
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OTHER MATTERS |
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12. |
Date and place of next Session |
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13. |
Adoption of the report |
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14. |
Closing of the Session |