FAO Forestry events home


This site offers information on meetings relevant to forestry. The site lists primarily upcoming meetings organized by Forestry Department, but the site also offers quick links to other on-line meeting calendars.

 

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Upcoming FAO organized (and co-organized) meetings list

Expert consultation for development of guidelines to integrate climate change considerations into national forest programmes (initial meeting)
February 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
African Forestry and Wildlife Commission - 17th Session and 1st African Forestry and WIldlife Week
FAO Regional Office for Africa [Foday.bojang@fao.org]
22 February 2010 - 26 February 2010
Congo, Republic of, Brazzaville
Languages: English, French
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Official documents:
FO:AFWC/2010/1 Provisional Agenda
FO:AFWC/2010/Inf.1 Information note for participants
FO:AFWC/2010/1 Rev.1 Provisional Agenda/Revision 1
Miscellaneous documents:
1st Announcement-AFWC17/1st African Forestry and Wildlife Week
AFWC 17 and 1st African Forestry and WIldlife Week Brochure
Mountain Partnership Meeting on Mountain Tourism
March 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
الدورة التاسعة عشرة لهيئة غابات الشرق الأدنى - Near East Forestry Commission - 19th Session
FAO Regional Office for the Near East [moujahed.achouri@fao.org]
5 April 2010 - 9 April 2010
Tunisia, Hammamet
Languages: English, Arabic
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
European Forestry Commission - 35th Session
FAO Forest Communication Service/UNECE Timber Branch [ed.pepke@fao.org]
27 April 2010 - 30 April 2010
Portugal, Lisbon
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Mountains Side Event at CSD May 2010
May 2010 (To be decided)
United States of America, New York
Languages: English
Meeting type: Plenary
Attendance type: Open
North American Forest Commission - 25th Session
FAO Forest Communication Service [Francesca Felicani]
3 May 2010 - 7 May 2010
Mexico, Palenque Chiapas
Languages: English, Spanish
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission - 26th Session
FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean [carlos.carneiro@fao.org]
24 May 2010 - 29 May 2010
Guatemala
Languages: English, Spanish
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission - 23rd Session
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific [patrick.durst@fao.org]
9 June 2010 - 11 June 2010
Bhutan, Thimpu
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
23rd IUFRO World Congress
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
23 August 2010 - 28 August 2010
Korea, Republic of, Seoul
Languages: English
Expert consultation for development of guidelines to integrate climate change considerations into national forest programmes (final meeting)
November 2010 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Mountain Partnership Meeting on Mountain Products
March 2011 (To be decided)
Italy, FAO HQ
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation
Kotka Expert Consultation
June 2011 (To be decided)
Finland, Kotka
Languages: English
Meeting type: Formal meeting
Attendance type: By invitation

Past FAO organized (and co-organized) meetings list

XIII th World Forestry Congress
FAO, Argentina
18 October 2009 - 23 October 2009
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Contact: Serrano, Olman
Miscellaneous documents:
WFC declaration
WFC message to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen
Technical meeting on Forest Degradation
FAO FOIM [victoria.heymell@fao.org]
8 September 2009 - 10 September 2009
Italy, FAO - Mexico room
Contact: Wilkie, Mette
Miscellaneous documents:
List of participants
Provisional timetable
Report of the Technical Meeting on Forest Degradation, Rome, September, 2009
Towards Defining Forest Degradation, FRA Working Paper 154
Presentations:
T01. Opening Presentation
T02. Assessment and Monitoring Forest Degradation: Why, What and How? Mette Wilkie, FAO
T03. Process - questionnaires, literature searches, case studies, Victoria Heymell, FAO
T04. Annotated Bibliography, Evisa Abolina
T05. Towards Defining Forest Degradation: Comparative Analysis of Existing Definitions, Markku Simula
T06. Measuring and Monitoring Forest Degradation through National Forest Assessments, Mohamed Saket
T07. Analysis of the Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) for the detection of Degraded Forest Cover in Mexico 2007-2008, Carmen Lourdes Meneses Tovar
T08. Forest Degradation in Nepal:review of data and methods, Resham Bahadur Dangi
T10. Assessing Forest Degradation due to fragmentation - developing biodiversity-relevant measures, Val Kapos, UNEP-WCMC
T12. Bush Meat, Robert Nasi, CIFOR
T13. Impact of Developmental Projects in the humid evergreen broad-leaved forest: A case of Wasabi Pilot Project at Lamperi, Western Bhutan, Pema Wangda
W01.Etude de cas sur la dégradation des forêts de la République Démocratique du Congo, Summary, François Wencelius
W02. An Operational Approach to Forest Degradation - Forest Stock Measurement in Chile, Carlos Bahamondez
W03. Measuring ecological impacts from logging in natural forests of the Eastern Amazônia as a tool to assess forest degradation, Marco Lentini, Brazil
W04. Monitoring and Reporting Forest Degradation under UNFCCC, Danilo Mollicone, FAO
W05. Integrating Forest Transects and Remote Sensing data to Quantify Carbon Loss due to Forest Degradation: A case study of the Brazilian Amazon, Carlos Souza, presented by Danilo Mollicone
W06. Community Measurement of Carbon Stock Change for REDD, Eliakimu Zahabu, Tanzania
W07. Monitoring Degradation in the scope of REDD, Thomas Baldauf, Germany
W08. Review of work on Historical Degradation, Martin Herold, GOFC-GOLD
W09. Forest Resources Degradation Accounting in Mongolia, Hijaba Ykhanbai, Mongolia
W10. Assessment of Forest Degradation by Local Communities - The Case Study of Ghana, Dominic Blay
W11. Local Level Field Assessment of Land Degradation, Sally Bunning, FAO
W12. Surveillance et Suivi de la Santé des Forêts au Maroc, Taoufiq Aadel
W13. Global Mapping and Monitoring of Forest Degradation: The Intact Forest Landscapes Method, Lars Laestadius, WRI
W14. Addressing Forest Degradation in the Context of Joint Forest Management in Udaipur, India, Michael Kleine, IUFRO
W15. Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration, Stewart Maginnis
W16. Forest Ecosystem Resience and Biodiversity, Ian Thompson, CBD
Improve the contribution of Poplars and Willows in meeting sustainable livelihoods and land-use in selected Mediterranean and Central Asian Countries
FAO [IPC-Secretariat@fao.org]
27 July 2009 - 31 July 2009
Turkey, Izmit
Contact: Del Lungo, Alberto
Official documents:
Report
FAO Multidonor Partnership Programme (FMPP), Nicaragua 2009 information sharing
FAO FOE
26 June 2009
Italy, FAO HQ
Presentations:
FMPP - Nicaragua 2009
WISDOM, EVALUATION OF CURRENT STATUS
FAO
18 June 2009 - 19 June 2009
Italy, FAO HQ - Espace Gabon
Contact: Trossero, Miguel Angel
Miscellaneous documents:
Final Agenda - Expert Consultation
WISDOM Expert Consultation-INFONOTE
Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products - 50th session
FAO Forest Products and Industries Division [joachim.lorbach@fao.org]
26 May 2009
Italy, FAO HQ, Rome
Contact: Lorbach, Joachim Lobovikov, Maxim
Official documents:
Proceedings FAO advisory committee on paper and wood products, fiftieth session, Rome, Italy 26 May 2009
Miscellaneous documents:
Country report - South Africa
Country report - Argentina
Country report - Brazil
Country report - CEPI
Country report - Chile
Country report - Finland
Country report - France
Country report - Germany
Country report - Hungary
Country report - India
Country report - Japan
Country report - New Zealand
Country report - Portugal
Country report - Russia
Country report - Sweden
Country Report - Thailand
Country report - USA
Presentations:
Item 3-Review of actions
Item 4-Forests and climate change: The road to Copenhagen
Item 5a-The Impacts of the Financial Crisis on Forest Industry
Item 5b-The impacts of financial crisis on forest industry in ITALY
Item 6-Joint Communication for the Forest Industry
Item 6b-Forest Communication at European Level. Challenges and Solutions
Item 7-Summary of Country Reports
Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise: New Opportunities for Livelihoods and Wealth in Central and West Africa
ITTO, FAO, RRI [Eva.Muller@fao.org]
25 May 2009 - 29 May 2009
Cameroon, Yaoundé
Contact: Grouwels, Sophie Romano, Francesca Muller, Eva
Eighth Session of the UN Forum on Forests.
UN Forum on Forests Secretariat
20 April 2009 - 1 May 2009
United States of America, UNHQ, New York
Post-Ad Hoc Expert Group meeting of the United Nations Forum on Forests
UNFF Secretariat
12 April 2009 - 13 April 2009
Italy, FAO
FAO Forestry side event on mountain water at the 5th World Water Forum
FAO, ICIMOD, NWCF, GIUB [thomas.hofer@fao.org]
20 March 2009 17:00
Turkey, Istanbul, 5th World Water Forum, Sutluce/Haskoy Hall
Contact: Hofer, Thomas
Official documents:
flyer.pdf
Committee on Forestry/World Forest Week
FAO
16 March 2009 - 20 March 2009
Italy, Rome
Contact: Kneeland, Douglas
Official documents:
Report of the 19th Session of the Committee on Forestry
COFO 2009/2 Provisional Agenda
COFO 2009/5 Sustainable forest Management and climate change
COFO 2009/6 Adapting forest policy and institutions to change
COFO 2009/7.1 Issues to be brought to the attention of the 19th Session of COFO
COFO 2009/7.2 Matters discussed by FAO Governing Bodies at Sessions held in 2007/8 of interest to COFO
COFO 2009/8.1 FAO strategy for forests and forestry
COFO 2009/8.2 FAO strategic framework and medium-term plan
COFO 2009/8.3 Review of FAO programmes in Forestry: follow-up on the recommendations of the 18th Session of the Committee on Forestry
COFO 2009/8.4 State of the world's forest genetic resources
COFO 2009/Inf.2 List of documents
COFO 2009/Inf.3 List of participants
COFO 2009/Inf.4 XIII World Forestry Congress
COFO 2009/Inf.5 Statement of competence and voting rights submitted by the European Community (EC) and its member countries
5th World Water Forum
World Water Council, DSİ, İBB, İSKİ
16 March 2009 - 22 March 2009
Turkey, Sütlüce Congress and Cultural Center, Eski Karaağaç Cad., Sütlüce, İstanbul
40TH SESSION OF THE UN STATISTICAL COMMISSION
UN Statistical Commission [schweinfest@un.org or statcom@un.org]
24 February 2009 - 27 February 2009
United States of America, New York
Official documents:
UN Statistical Commission to Address Climate Change-Related Statistics”
Francophone Africa Workshop on the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010
FAO [laura.russo@fao.org]
10 December 2008 - 12 December 2008
Mali, Bamako
Contact: Russo, Laura
Workshop on the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 in the Caribbean
FAO [Lars.Marklund@fao.org]
1 December 2008 - 5 December 2008
Saint Lucia, Castries
Contact: Marklund, Lars Gunnar
Workshop on the Global Forest Resources Assessement 2010 in the Pacific
FAO [orjan.jonsson@fao.org]
26 November 2008 - 28 November 2008
Fiji Islands, Nadi
Contact: Jonsson, Örjan
Expert Consultation on National Forest Monitoring and Assessment: Meeting Evolving Needs
FAO FOMR [Mohamed.Saket@fao.org]
26 November 2008 - 28 November 2008
Italy, Rome
Contact: Saket, Mohamed
THE EUROPEAN FOREST-BASED SECTOR : BIO-RESPONSES TO ADDRESS NEW CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES?
EU - French Presidency of the European Union [ecofor@gip-ecofor.org]
6 November 2008 - 8 November 2008
France, Nancy
Contact: Grylle, Magnus
Russian Speaking Workshop on the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010
FAO [Arvydas.Lebedys@fao.org]
3 November 2008 - 5 November 2008
Hungary, Budapest
Contact: Lebedys, Arvydas
Water and forests: a convenient truth?
EFI
30 October 2008 - 31 October 2008
Spain, Barcelona
Contact: Achouri, Moujahed
Taller Regional "Hacia la Ordenación Responsable de los Bosques Plantados"
FAO
27 October 2008 - 31 October 2008
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Contact: Rosengren, Linda
23th Session of the International Poplar Commission and 44th Session of the Executive Committee of International Poplar Commission
FAO, Beijing Forestry University, State Forest Administration (China), Chinese Academy of Forestry [IPC-Secretariat@fao.org]
26 October 2008 - 30 October 2008
China, Beijing
Contact: Carle, Jim Del Lungo, Alberto
Official documents:
IPC 2008 - Web Site
Report of the 23rd Session and 44th Session of Executive Committee
Abstracts of Submitted Papers
Synthesis of Country Progress Reports
Publications Listed in Country Progress Reports
Field Handbook - Poplar Harvesting
34th Session European Forestry Commission/66th Session of the UNECE Timber Committee
FAO
21 October 2008 - 24 October 2008
Italy, FAO Headquarters
Contact: Killmann, Wulf
Official documents:
FO:EFC/2008/1Provisional Agenda
FO:EFC/08/2 Forests and climate change
Forests and climate change - Background document
FO:EFC/08/3 Forests and energy
FO:EFC/08/3/Corr.1
Forests and energy - Background document
FO:EFC/08/4 Forests and water
FO:EFC/08/5 Working together for forests
FO:EFC/08/5 Corr.1
FO:EFC/08/6 Market discussions
FO:EFC/08/7 Strategic Plan
FO:EFC/08/7 Add. 1 Future work on forests and climate change
FO:EFC/08/8 FAO activities of interest to the region
FO:EFC/TC/2008/REP Final Report
Workshop on the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 in Latin America
FAO [Lars.Marklund@fao.org]
20 October 2008 - 24 October 2008
Brazil, Brasilia
Contact: Marklund, Lars Gunnar
European Forest Week
FAO/UNECE/MCPFE/EC
20 October 2008 - 24 October 2008
Italy, Rome (FAO HQ) and throughout Europe
Contact: Killmann, Wulf
Official documents:
FO:EFC/08/2 Forests and climate change
Forests and climate change - Background document
FO:EFC/08/3 Forests and energy
FO:EFC/08/3/Corr.1
Forests and energy - Background document
FO:EFC/08/4 Forests and water
FO:EFC/08/5 Working together for forests
FO:EFC/08/5 Corr.1
For documents for the 34th Session of the EFC and the 66th Session of UNECE/TC, see below.
Workshop on the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 in the Near East
FAO [JeanLouis.Blanchez@fao.org]
13 October 2008 - 16 October 2008
Egypt, Alexandria
Contact: Blanchez, Jean-Louis
Strengthening of harmonization of national reporting to FRA 2010 and other international processes on forests in Asia
Monica Garzuglia [Monica.Garzuglia@fao.org]
13 October 2008 - 16 October 2008
Malaysia, KualaLumpur
Contact: Wilkie, Mette
Anglophone Africa Workshop on the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010
FAO [laura.russo@fao.org]
7 October 2008 - 9 October 2008
Kenya, Nairobi
Contact: Russo, Laura
Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission - 25th Session
FAO
29 September 2008 - 3 October 2008
Ecuador, Quito
Contact: Carneiro, Carlos Marx, R.
Official documents:
FO:LACFC/2008/1E Provisional Agenda
FO:LACFC/2008/3E State of Forestry in the Region
FO:LACFC/2008/4.1E Forest institutions and legislation
FO:LACFC/2008/4.2E Forests and climate change
FO:LACFC/2008/4.3E Sustainable forest management
FO:LACFC/2008/5.1E Info Items: FAO's Forestry Strategy; Global forest resources assessment; World Forestry Congress; Global situation of forest genetic resources
FO:LACFC/2008/5.2E Info Items: Progress in the Regional Technical Cooperation Networks
FO:LACFC/2008/Inf.1E Information Note for participants
FO:LACFC/2008/Inf.2E Provisional Timetable
FO:LACFC/2008/Inf.3E List of Documents
FO:LACFC/2008/REP Report of the 25th session of COFLAC
COFO Steering Committee
FMT [douglas.kneeland@fao.org]
18 September 2008 - 19 September 2008
Italy, FO Meeting Room
Contact: Kneeland, Douglas
Taller para el establecimiento de la “Red de los Países del Cono Sur sobre Especies Forestales Invasoras"
Froyland Castaneda and Gillian Allard [Froylan.Castaneda@fao.org, Gillian.Allard@fao.org]
9 September 2008 - 11 September 2008
Paraguay, Asunción
Contact: Castañeda, Froylán
Forests and Forestry – Risks, Challenges, Solutions
National Forest Centre [Michal.Vanco@nlcsk.org]
2 September 2008 - 4 September 2008
Slovakia, Zvolen
Contact: Perlis, Andrea
SLU-FAO-IUFRO International Conference: Adaptation of forests and forest management to changing climate with emphasis on forest health: A review of science, policies and practices
FAO, SLU and IUFRO [Jim.Carle@fao.org; Gillian.Allard@fao.org]
25 August 2008 - 28 August 2008
Sweden, Umea
Contact: Carle, Jim
Official documents:
LINK
LINK
Twenty-sixth Session of the EFC Working Party on the Management of Mountain Watersheds
METLA, FAO, SYKE [Eero.Kubin@metla.fi; Thomas.Hofer@fao.org]
19 August 2008 - 22 August 2008
Finland, Oulu
Contact: Hofer, Thomas
15th annual AFAC Conference - Fire, Environment & Society
Bushfire CRC
1 August 2008 - 3 August 2008
Australia, Adelaide
Contact: Vuorinen, Petteri, Antti
Mountain Partnership Secretariat Inception and Planning Workshop
Mountain Partnership Secretariat [douglas.mcguire@fao.org]
9 July 2008 - 10 July 2008
Italy, Finnish Forestry Room - D440
Contact: McGuire, Douglas
First International workshop Forest Connect - Developing a toolkit for facilitation of support for small forest enterprises
IIED and FAO, with support from PROFOR and NFP Facility [duncan.macqueen@iied.org; sophie.grouwels@fao.org]
2 July 2008 - 4 July 2008
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Contact: Grouwels, Sophie
Innovative Tools and Experiences in Mountain Ecosystems Management
Mountain Partnership Secretariat [rosalaura.romeo@fao.org]
1 July 2008
Italy, Queen Juliana Room - B324
Contact: Romeo, Rosalaura
Promoting Sustainable Forest Management, National Economic Development and Poverty Reduction in Timor-Leste
FAO, Timor Leste
10 June 2008 - 12 June 2008
Timor-Leste, Dili
Contact: Appanah, Simmathiri
Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products - 49th session
FAO Forest Products and Industries Division
10 June 2008
South Africa, Bakubung
Contact: Killmann, Wulf
Official documents:
Proceedings - FAO Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products
Miscellaneous documents:
Country Report-Australia
Country Report-Brazil
Country Report-Cepi
Country Report-Finland
Country Report-France
Country Report-Germany
Country Report-Hungary
Country Report-India
Country Report-Italy
Country Report-Japan
Country Report-New Zealand
Country Report-Portugal
Country Report-Russia
Country Report-South Africa
Country Report-Sweden
Country Report-Thailand
Country Report-USA
Item 4-Forests deforestation, forest degradation, FAQ
Item 4b-Review of actions on recommendations
Item 5-Soaring Food Prices and Food Security
Item 6-The image of the forest industry
Item 7-Working with Countries to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation: Taking Climate Change Action through Sustainable Forest Management
Item 8-Planted forests in the world
Item 9a-Summary of country reports
Item 9b-Employment in the Forest Products Industries
Presentations:
Item 3
Item 4
Item 5
Item 6
Item 7
Item 8
North American Forest Commission - 24th Session
FAO [douglas.kneeland@fao.org]
9 June 2008 - 13 June 2008
United States of America, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Contact: Kneeland, Douglas
Official documents:
FO:NAFC/2008/INF.1 Provisional timetable
FO:NAFC/2008/2c United States of America country report
FO:NAFC/2008/INF.2 List of documents
FO:NAFC/2008/1 Provisional agenda
FO:NAFC/2008/2a Canada country report
FO:NAFC/2008/3 The outlook for forests and forestry in North America
FO:NAFC/2008/7 Issues brought to the attention of the Commission by FAO
Report of the 24th Session of the North American Forest Commission
Wildland Fires in the Mediterranean Region: Prevention and Regional Cooperation
FAO/Corpo Forestale/SilvaMed Workshop on Fire/Joint Research Centre (EC) [Pieter.vanlierop@fao.org]
13 May 2008 - 15 May 2008
Italy, Sabaudia
Contact: van Lierop, Pieter
MCPFE Expert Level Meeting
MCPFE Liaison Unit Oslo [kristin.dawes@mcpfe.org]
7 May 2008 - 8 May 2008
Norway, Oslo
Contact: Perlis, Andrea
International Expert Meeting on Addressing Climate Change through Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests
ITTO
30 April 2008 - 2 May 2008
Japan, Yokohama
Contact: Braatz, Susan
Asia-Pacific Forestry Week and the 22nd Session of APFC
FAO and partners
21 April 2008 - 26 April 2008
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Official documents:
FO:APFC/2008/1 - Provisional Agenda
FO:APFC/2008/3 - Forestry in a Changing World
FO:APFC/2008/4 - Forests and People: challenges and opportunities
FO:APFC/2008/5 - Report on the Progress and Implementation of APFC and FAO-Supported Activities and Initiatives (including follow-up to recommendations of the 21sts Session of the Commission
FO:APFC/2008/6 - Forests and Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation
FO:APFC/2008/7 - Institutional Arrangements and International Agreements
FO:APFC/2008/8 - Trade, Forest Law Compliance and Governance
FO:APFC/2008/9 - Changing Roles of Forestry Agencies
FO:APFC/2008/10 - FAO Forestry Information Items
FO:APFC/2008/12.1 - Summary: 3rd and 4th Meetings of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission Executive Committee
FO:APFC/2008/12.2 - Summary of the APFC Auto-Evaluation
FO:APFC/2008/12.3 - Draft Terms of Reference of the Executive Committee and Proposed Changes to the APFC Rules of Procedure
FO:APFC/2008/Inf.1 - Information Note
FO:APFC/2008/Inf.2 - Provisional Timetable
FO:APFC/2008/Inf.3 - List of Documents
FO:APFC/2008/Inf.4 - Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network
Coordinating the response of the forest sector to the climate change agenda - meeting among CPF members
FAO
17 April 2008
Italy, Canada Room, FAO, Rome
Contact: Vähänen, Tiina
20th Session Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions -Silva Mediterranea
FAO
7 April 2008 - 10 April 2008
Bulgaria, Sofia
Contact: Souvannavong, Oudara
Official documents:
Activities of working groups and other initiatives FO:SCM/08/3
Report
Launch of Global FRA 2010
FAO
3 March 2008 - 7 March 2008
Italy, FAO HQ, Rome
Contact: Russo, Laura
CPF Meeting - Strategic Dialogue
FAO and UNFF Secretariat
28 February 2008 - 29 February 2008
Kenya, Nairobi, hosted by ICRAF and UNEP
Contact: Vähänen, Tiina
Forest Insects as Food: Humans bite back
FAO and Chiang Mai University
19 February 2008 - 21 February 2008
Thailand, Chiang Mai
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Near East Forestry Commission - 18th Session
FAO
18 February 2008 - 21 February 2008
Sudan, Khartoum
Contact: Koné, Pape Djiby
Official documents:
FO:NEFC/2008/1 Provisional Agenda
FO:NEFC/2008/3 Sustainable use of natural resources in arid and semi-arid ecosystems
FO:NEFC/2008/4 FAO and other forestry activities of interest to the Near East Region
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/Inf.1 Information note for participants
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM1 Forests and climate change
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM2 Forests and energy. Regional perspectives: opportunities and challenges for forests and forestry
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM3 Forest and wildfires
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM4 Forests and water resources
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM5 Shaping an action programme for FAO in Africa and in the Near East region
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM Inf.2 Provisional timetable and list of documents
Report of the 18th Session of the Near East Forest Commission
African Forestry and Wildlife Commission - 16th Session
FAO
18 February 2008 - 21 February 2008
Sudan, Khartoum
Contact: Kneeland, Douglas
Official documents:
FO:AFWC/2008/1 Provisional Agenda
FO:AFWC/2008/3 The role of wildlife and protected areas in the sustainable development of Africa
FO:AFWC/2008/4 Sharing lessons from forestry and wildlife
FO:AFWC/2008/5 FAO Forestry Programme in Africa
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM1 Forests and climate change
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM2 Forests and energy. Regional perspectives: opportunities and challenges for forests and forestry
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM3 Forests and wildfires
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM4 Forests and water resources
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM5 Shaping an action programme for FAO in Africa and the Near East region
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/Inf.1 Information note for participants
FO:AFWC/NEFC/2008/JM Inf.2 Provisional timetable and list of documents
Report of the 16th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
WFC task force meeting No 1.
24 January 2008
Italy, Mexico room
Contact: Serrano, Olman
Official documents:
Minutes
Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge
APAFRI/IUFRO
17 December 2007 - 20 December 2007
China, Kunming
Contact: Appanah, Simmathiri
UN Climate Change Conference COP13
UN
3 December 2007 - 14 December 2007
Indonesia, Bali
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Official documents:
FAO internal
Mangroves for the Future Regional Steering Committee Meeting
IUCN/FAO
3 December 2007 - 4 December 2007
Thailand, Bangkok
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Training workshop on Financing strategies for National Forest Programme Processes
FAO/FO [marco.boscolo@fao.org]
27 November 2007 - 30 November 2007
Guatemala, Antigua
Contact: ZapataAndia, Jhony
FAO Conference Special Event: Forests and Energy
FAO
20 November 2007
Italy, Green Room, FAO HQ (14.00-17.00) - open to Conference participants
Contact: Killmann, Wulf
Forest Policy Short Course for the South Pacific
FAO/SPC
19 November 2007 - 30 November 2007
Fiji Islands, TBD
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Mainstreaming Gender in Forestry in Africa
FAO Forestry Department and FAO Regional Office for Africa
12 November 2007 - 13 November 2007
Ghana, Accra
Contact: Rose, Simmone
Official documents:
Provisional Agenda
International Conference: Bioenergy for The Planet, People, A Dream Comes True?
Biofuel Indonesia and others
7 November 2007 - 9 November 2007
Indonesia, Jakarta
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Training Course for Instructors on Community-based Fire Management
FAO/TNC
28 October 2007 - 4 November 2007
Indonesia, Balikpapan
Contact: Vuorinen, Petteri, Antti
The Future of Forests in Asia and the Pacific: Outlook for 2020
FAO
16 October 2007 - 18 October 2007
Thailand, Chiang Mai
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Official documents:
List of Participants
Presentation, Jan Heino
Presentation, Jag Maini
Presentation, Mette Loyche-Wilke
Presentation, Amha bin Buang
Presentation, David Cassells
Presentation, Katherine Warner
Presentation, Don Koo Lee
Presentation, Suliana Siwatibau
Presentation, Jagdish Kishwan
Presentation, Mark Sandiford
Presentation, Peter Walpole and Kumiko Shimamoto-Kubo
Presentation, Neela Mukherjee
Presentation, Shimona Quazi
Presentation, Rodel Lasco
Presentation, Heru Santoso
Presentation, Azharul H. Mazumder
Presentation, Hitomi Rankine
Presentation, Adrian Whiteman
Presentation, B.K. Tiwari
Presentation, Chris Perley
Presentation, Padam P. Bhojvaid
Presentation, Ghazala Shahabuddin
Presentation, Yuji Niino
Presentation, Andrew Ingles
Presentation, Andrew Morton
Presentation, Johnannes Ebeling
Presentation, Dennis Neilson
Presentation, Frances Seymour
Presentation, Shamika Sirimanne
Presentation, Shiladitya Chatterjee
Presentation, Lu De
Presentation, Hiro Miyazono
Presentation, Ram Prasad
Presentation, Adam Gerrand and Neil Hughes
Presentation, Hijaba Ykhanbai
Presentation, Pem Kandel
Presentation, Raja Muhammad Zarif
Presentation, Jitendra Vir Sharma
Presentation, Pham Duc Chien
Presentation, Pichart Watnaprateep
Presentation, Azmi bin Nordin
Presentation, Florentino Tesoro
Presentation, Basoeki Karyaatmadja
Presentation, Vitus Ambia
Presentation, Betarim Rimon
Presentation, Alan Reid
Presentation, Chris Barr and Brian Stafford
Presentation, Steven Northway
Presentation, Lothar Linde
Presentation, Wilbert van Rooij and Tonnie Tekelenburg
Presentation, Special Scenario Analysis Session (1)
Presentation, Special Scenario Analysis Session (2)
Presentation, Special Scenario Analysis Session (3)
Presentation, Special Scenario Analysis Session (4)
Matrix, Special Scenario Analysis Session
Design Demand Baseline, Special Scenario Analysis Session
Presentation, Christian Sloth
Presentation, Peter Volker
Presentation, David Rhodes
Presentation, Kent Wheiler
Presentation, Barney Chan
Presentation, Maharaj Muthoo
Presentation, Ian Ferguson
Presentation, Meng Chuo Wong
Poster, Africa
Poster, Australia
Poster, Bangladesh
Poster, Bhutan
Poster, Cambodia
Poster, China
Poster, Fiji
Poster, India
Poster, Indonesia
Poster, Japan
Poster, Kiribati
Poster, Latin America
Poster, Malaysia
Poster, Maldives
Poster, Mongolia
Poster, Nepal
Poster, New Zealand
Poster, Pakistan
Poster, Papua New Guniea
Poster, Philippines
Poster, Russia
Poster, Solomon Islands
Poster, Sri Lanka
Poster, Thailand
Poster, Tonga
Poster, Vanuatu
Poster, Viet Nam
Poster, West and Central Asia
Primer Taller sobre Políticas de Informacion Forestal de Centro America
FAOHonduras; REDNIAH
10 October 2007 - 12 October 2007
Honduras, Valle de Angeles
Contact: Ferreira Dos Santos, Vanda
Monitoring, assessment and reporting (MAR) for sustainable forest management in the South-Pacific region
FAO
10 October 2007 - 12 October 2007
Fiji Islands, Nadi
Contact: Otsuka, Masahiro
Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) Workshop on Biological Control
APFISN and State Forest Administration, China
21 September 2007 - 25 September 2007
China, Beijing
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Poverty Reduction and Forests : Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms
RECOFTC
3 September 2007 - 7 September 2007
Thailand, Bangkok
Contact: Durst, Patrick
4th Meeting of the APFC Executive Committee
APFC
30 August 2007 - 31 August 2007
Thailand, Hua Hin, Hilton Hotel
Contact: Durst, Patrick
2nd Consultative Meeting on Forest Policy "Think Tank"
FAO/APFC
21 August 2007 - 22 August 2007
Philippines, Manila
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Regional Workshop on Illegal Logging, Trade and Governance
FAO/ITTO/CCAD
27 June 2007 - 29 June 2007
Honduras, Sand Pedro Sula
Contact: Muller, Eva
Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products - 48th session
FAO
6 June 2007
China, Shanghai
Contact: Killmann, Wulf
Official documents:
Proceedings - FAO Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products
Miscellaneous documents:
Agenda
Country Report-Australia
Country Report-Brazil
Country Report-Canada
Country Report-CEPI
Country Report-Chile
Country Report-Colombia
Country Report-Finland
Country Report-France
Country Report-Germany
Country Report-Hungary
Country Report-Italy
Country Report-Japan
Country Report-Malaysia
Country Report-Mexico
Country Report-New Zealand
Country Report-Portugal
Country Report-Russia
Country Report-South Africa
Country Report-Sweden
Item 3-Review of actions taken by FAO on the recommendations made at the 47th session of the committee
Item 4-Asia-Pacific forestry sector outlook study II
ITEM 5-Global wood and wood products flows: trends and perspectives
Item 6-Obstacles and Opportunities for Afforestation and Reforestation Projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol (Haupt, VonLüpke)
ITEM 7-The status of discussions on avoided deforestation
ITEM 8-Deforestation and the public perception of the role of the paper and forest products industry
List of participants
Timetable
Wrap-Up Workshop: Strengthening the Forest Research Institute Yezin
FAO
29 May 2007 - 31 May 2007
Myanmar, Yezin
Contact: Appanah, Simmathiri
Wood-based Bioenergy Meeting at LIGNA
FAO/ITTO and Government of Germany
17 May 2007 - 19 May 2007
Germany, Hannover
Contact: Killmann, Wulf
Workshop on Implementing Codes of Practice for Forest Harvesting in Asia-Pacific
FAO/FRIM
14 May 2007 - 18 May 2007
Malaysia, Sandakan, Sabah
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Developing Invasive Species Management Plans
FAO (Asia-Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network)
8 May 2007 - 10 May 2007
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Forest Policy Short Course
FAO RAP
22 April 2007 - 4 May 2007
Thailand, Bangkok
Contact: Durst, Patrick
Special Event on Forests and Energy for COFO 18
FAO, ICFPA, IEA
12 March 2007
Italy, FAO Rome, Green Room
Contact: Killmann, Wulf
2nd International Conference on Agarwood
FAO RAP
4 March 2007 - 11 March 2007
Thailand, Bangkok and Chonburi
Contact: Kashio, Masakazu
National Forest Programmes - a tool for Strengthening Science-Policy Interface
FAO
20 February 2007 - 21 February 2007
Croatia, Zagreb
Contact: Wencélius, François
Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study II Focal Points Meeting for South Pacific
FAO SAPA
20 February 2007 - 22 February 2007
Fiji Islands, Nadi
Contact: Mathias, Aru
Understanding Forest Tenure: toward supporting forest tenure diversification
FAO - FO
12 February 2007 - 14 February 2007
Italy, Rome - FAO German Room Building C Room 269
Contact: Reeb, Dominique
PROFOR
National Forest Programme Facility (FOED)
1 February 2007 - 2 February 2007
Italy, India Room, FAO HQs, Rome
Contact: Lejeune, Johan
Panel of Experts on Forest Gene Resources - 14th Session
FAO
31 January 2007 - 2 February 2007
Italy, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Contact: Souvannavong, Oudara
Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study II Focal Points Meeting
FAO RAP
31 January 2007 - 2 February 2007
Thailand, Chiang Mai
Contact: Durst, Patrick
National Forest Programme Facility Steering Committee Meeting
National Forest Programme Facility (FOED)
30 January 2007 - 31 January 2007
Italy, India Room, FAO HQs, Rome
Contact: Lejeune, Johan
Workshop on Negotiation Skills for Forestry Sector
FAO
22 January 2007 - 26 January 2007
Philippines, Manila
Contact: Reeb, Dominique
6th Meeting of the Advisory Group on Forest Sector Statistics
FAO
11 January 2007 - 12 January 2007
Italy, FAO Headquarters, Rome
Contact: Wilkie, Mette
Joint FAO/Czech Republic Workshop on Wildlife Policy and Institutions for Sustainable Use and Conservation of Wildlife Resources
FAO, Czech republic
11 September 2006 - 15 September 2006
Czech Republic, Prague
Cross-sectoral Policy Planning in Forestry
FAO, Nfp-facility, ICRAF
22 June 2005 - 24 June 2005
Kenya, Nairobi, World Agroforestry Centre
Miscellaneous documents:
Proceedings
Trends in forest use and conservation - policy options for action
FAO, Czech Ministry of agriculture,
21 March 2004 - 26 March 2004
Czech Republic, Hrubá Skála
Official documents:
Proceedings
FAO Regional Workshop on Implementation of IPF/IFF - Proposals for Action in Africa
FAO
16 February 2004 - 18 February 2004
Ghana, Accra
Contact: Koné, Pape Djiby
African Forestry and Wildlife Commission - 13th Session
FAO
25 March 2002 - 29 March 2002
Gabon, Libreville
Contact: Koné, Pape Djiby
Official documents:
Report

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