1st International Conference on the future of poplar culture

The Role of Poplar and Willow Culture in the Rural Sustainable Development

Their Social, Environmental and Economic Contribution

Italian Side Event

to the 32nd Session of the FAO Conference
Iran Room, 4 December 2003, 11:am-12.30pm

Announcement

Annonce

Anuncio

P. Ducci (Chair) - Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Coord. FAO/IFAD/PAM - CNP
E. H. Sène - Director, Forest Resources Division, Forestry Department, FAO
F. Radice Fossati - Chairman of the National Poplar Commission

• Introduction and outcomes of the ¿First International Conference on the future of poplar culture¿

S. Bisoffi - Chairman of the International Poplar Commission

• The role of poplar and willow culture in the rural sustainable development:
  Where do poplars and willows grow?
  What is so special about poplars and willows? (Fast grow and resistance to insects)
  What is so special about poplars and willows? (Genetic propagation)
  What use is made of them?
  How do they relate with the environment? Pt.1
  How do they relate with the environment? Pt.2
  Outcomes of the First International Conference on the Future of Poplar Culture (Rome, 13-15.11.2003)
  

P. Holmgren - Chief Forest Resources Development Service, Forestry Department , FAO

• The International Poplar Commission of FAO and the next IPC Session in Chile 2004

P. Ducci

• Questions and answers

• Closing remarks