20th Session of the Committee on Forestry / World Forest Week

COFO sessions and related WFW meetings
schedule at-a-glance 

WFW parallel meetings schedule at-a-glance

Provisional daily schedule

Key:
COFO sessions and related WFW meetings
WFW Parallel meetings

Monday 4 October

0930-1030

 

Opening of World Forest Week (WFW)                              
Plenary Hall
Bld A third floor

 

0930-1230

Towards measuring forest degradation: CPF Joint initiative
Nigeria Room C215

1030-1230

COFO Plenary
Plenary Hall
Bld A third floor 
Item 1: Opening of the 20th
Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO)
Item 2: Adoption of the agenda
Item 3: Election of officers and designation of the drafting committee
Item 4: Global Forest Resources Assessment: the way forward 

1230-1430

Lunch

1400-1600

Canada Natural Resources: The role of forests, wood & green design in mitigating climate change
Austria Room C237

1430-1600

COFO Plenary
Plenary Hall
Bld A third floor
Item 5.1: Forest biodiversity in the context of cllimate change

1430-1730
Towards measuring forest degradation cont.
Nigeria Room C215
 
1600-1730

WFW
Red Room
Bld A first floor
Global Forest Resources Assessment

WFW
Green Room
Bld A first floor
Biodiversity
Phytosanitary standards

1600-1800

Forest Europe
Philippine Room C277


Tuesday 5 October

0930-1130

COFO
Red Room
Item 5.2 (cont.): 
Forest health and forest fire
in the context of climate change

COFO
Green Room
Item 5.3 (cont.):
Forest and water
in the context of
climate change 
 

University of Tuscia
Iran Room B016
International conference-forum
Emerging economic mechanisms: Implications for forest-related policies and sector governance

0930-1230Towards measuring forest degradation cont.
Nigeria Room C215

1130-1230

Wrap up in COFO Plenary
Red Room
Item 5 (cont.): Wrap of forest health, forest fire as well as forest and water in the context of climate change

1230-1430

Lunch 

1230-1430Meeting of CPF Communication Officers
Indonesia Room 8th floor

1430-1600

 

WFW
Red Room
New developments
in forest finance

WFW
Green Room
Linking policy dialogue and implementation

University of Tuscia
Iran Room B016
International conference-forum cont.


1430-1730


Towards measuring forest degradation cont.
Nigeria Room C215


Advisory Committee
on Paper
and Wood Products
Pakistan Room A127
1430-1530		Third technical meeting of the core group to develop a guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry
India Room A327
1430-1730
1500-1800Forest Europe
Philippine Room C277

1600-1730

 

 

WFW
Red Room
Communicating the potential
of forestry to the finance sector

WFW
Green Room
Panel of scientists and Heads of  Forestry on governance

1600-1800ICFPA
Pakistan Room A127

1700-1800

 
  

1815-2000

WFW
German Room
REDD-plus
 

COFO/WFW Welcome Reception
Atrium


Wednesday 6 October

0830

 

0930

 

 

 

 

COFO
Red Room
Item 6: Strengthening public sector
finance for SFM 

 

Phytosanitary standards cont.
India Room A327

 
COFO
Green Room
Item 6: Forest governance

 

 

University of Tuscia
Iran Room B016
International conference-forum
Emerging economic mechanisms: Implications for forest-related policies and sector governance

0930-1230Towards measuring forest degradation cont.
Nigeria Room C215

 

1130-1230

COFO Plenary
Red Room
Item 6 (cont.) Wrap up of finance for SFM and forest governance
Item 6: REDD-plus 

Hunting, trade and management of wildlife in tropical forests
Green Room, Bldg A, first floor
 
1230-1430

Lunch 

1230-1400APFC Bureau meeting
Cuba Room B224		NFP Facility
Queen Juliana Room B324

1430-1600

COFO Plenary
Red Room
Item 6 (cont.): REDD-plus

University of Tuscia
Iran Room
International conference-forum cont.

1430-1730

Towards measuring forest degradation cont.
Nigeria Room C215

Phytosanitary standards cont.
India Room A327


1600-1730

COFO Plenary
Red Room
Item 7: Decisions and recommendations
of FAO Bodies of Interest
to the Committee
Item 8: Programme priorities for FAO in Forestry

WFW
Green Room
Panel of scientists and Heads of  Forestry on REDD-plus

1800World Atlas of Mangroves Book Launch
Indonesia Room, 8th floor

Thursday 7 October

0830

Phytosanitary standards cont.
India Room A327

0900-1100

CPF task force on streamlining forest-related reporting

 

0930-1100

WFW
Red Room

  • Forests and sustainable development
  • The opportunities of the International Year of the Forests 2011

University of Tuscia
Iran Room B016
International conference-forum cont.

Emerging economic mechanisms: Implications for forest-related policies and sector governance 

0930-1100SILVAMED Executive Committee: Towards a Collaborative Partnership on Mediterranean Forests
German Room C269
1100-1230MEDFOR Meeting of Silva Mediterranean Member States
German Room C269

FLEGT
Austria Room C237		 
1115-1430Collaborative Partnership on Forests
Indonesia Room, 8th floor
1130-1230Sustainable mountain development in Turkey
Canada Room A356
1130-1300
1230-1430

Lunch

1230-1330

LACFC Bureau meeting
Pakistan Room A127 


1230-1430
Making forest partnerships work: The GFP in action
Lebanon Room D209

1430-1730

COFO Plenary
Red Room
Item 9: Communicating the role of forests in sustainable development - the International Year of Forests 2011

1430-1730Phytosanitary standards cont.
India Room A327

CPF task force on common understanding of SFM  
Canada Room A356
1430-1900		AFWC Bureau meeting
German Room C269
1430-1530
1530-1630NEFRC Bureau meeting
German Room C269
1630-1730Human-wildlife conflict
German Room C269

Friday 8 October

0830

Phytosanitary standards cont.
India Room A327


0900

 

Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) Advisory Group meeting
Canada Room A356

0930-1030

    

IUFRO Embracing complexity: Meeting Forest Governance Challenges
Green Room first floor Bldg A

 

1000-1300

International workshop on forest restoration using treated waste water
Cuba Room B224

1030-1230

COFO Plenary
Red Room Bld A first floor
Presentation of the University of Tuscia International conference-forum

Item 10: Conclusions of the XIII World Forestry Congress and preparations for the XIV World Forestry Congress (2015) including presentations by the candidates for hosting XIV WFC  
Item 11: Date and place of the next session of COFO
    

1230-1430

Lunch


 

FRA Remote Sensing Survey
Austria Room C237
1230-1400

1430-1730

COFO Plenary
Red Room Bld A first floor
Item 12: Adoption of the report of COFO
Item 13: Closure of COFO & WFW

FRA Advisory Group meeting
Canada Room A356

Phytosanitary standards cont.
India Room A327

last updated:  Friday, August 31, 2012