1. Opening of the Session

2. Adoption of Agenda

Competence MC - voting MC¹

3. Election of officers and designation of the Drafting Committee

Competence MC - voting MC

4. State of the world's forests (SOFO 1999 report)

Mixed competence - voting MC

MAJOR FORESTRY POLICY ISSUES

5. UNCED follow-up, including implications of the work of the Inter-governmental

Forum on Forests

Mixed competence - voting MC

6. Global forest sector outlook

Mixed competence - voting MC

7. National forestry policies for sustainability: national and international challenges

Mixed competence - voting MC

FAO PROGRAMMES IN FORESTRY

8. Review of FAO programmes in the forestry sector, including follow-up to the

requests and recommendations of the Thirteenth Session of the Committee

Mixed competence - voting MC

9. FAO Strategic Framework (2000-2015) and implications for the medium term

for forestry programmes

Mixed competence - voting MC

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMITTEE

10. Decisions of FAO Governing Bodies of interest to the Committee, including

follow-up of Conference Resolution 13/97 (Review of FAO Statutory Bodies)

Mixed comptence - voting MC

11. Recommendations of the Regional Forestry Commissions and of other FAO

Statutory Bodies in forestry of interest to the Committee

Mixed competence - voting MC

OTHER MATTERS

12. Submissions by countries interested in hosting the XII World Forestry Congress

Competence MC - voting MC

13. Date and place of next Session

Competence MC - voting MC

14. Adoption of Report

Mixed competence - voting MC

15. Closing of Session

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