Forest health

18^th session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO)

Forest protection was considered by the 18^th session of COFO on 14 March 2007 in plenary. A Forum and Dialogue on Key Forest Issues specifically addressing forest health was also held on 13 March 2007. The objectives of the forum were to:

• inform participants of the standards, networks and partners involved in preventing the transboundary movement of pests as well as in suppressing and managing outbreaks of insects, diseases, and invasive woody plants in the forestry sector;
• identify key actions and partnerships to enhance international cooperation in forest health management.

FAO Committee on Forestry: Web site

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) coverage of COFO-18

Documents:

• Report
• Participants list
• Forest protection information note: Arabic Chinese English French Spanish
• Forest health information note: Arabic  Chinese  English  French  Spanish 
• Programme - Forum on Forest Health: English 

Presentations:
Forum and Dialogue on Forest Health:

• Protecting forests from invasive species through enhanced international cooperation  and Presentation notes  - Dr. Catherine Parks, Research Ecologist, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
• An introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention</em>  - Richard Ivess, IPPC Coordinator, AGPP, FAO.
  Related documents:
  IPPC Standard Setting Work Programme:
Arabic  Chinese  English  French  Spanish 
IPPC Survey on Bark on ISPM No. 15 Marked Wood Packaging: Arabic  Chinese  English  French  Spanish 
• IPPC Standards: a means of enhancing forest protection globally. Does practice match expectation?  - Hugh Evans, Forest Research, The Research Agency of the UK Forestry Commission
• Issues related to movement of tree germplasm for research purposes  and Presentation notes  - Lex Thomson, Senior Scientist, Forest Genetic Diversity Bioversity International & Bill Dvorak, Director, Central America and Mexico Coniferous Resources Cooperative (CAMCORE).
• Making sense of current and future issues in international plant protection: communication, cooperation and collaboration for forest health  - Hugh Evans, Forest Research, UK, Chair of IUFRO Unit on Alien Invasive Species and International Trade
• Asia–Pacific Forest Invasive Species Network (APFISN) - Genesis, objectives and achievements  (photos removed) and Presentation notes  - K.V. Sankaran, APFISN Coordinator.
• An overview of the Forestry Invasive Species Network for Africa (FISNA)  - Clement Chilima, (Assistant Director of Forestry Research), FISNA Secretariat, Forest Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM), Zomba, Malawi
• International cooperation on forest dieback issues  - Mr. Valery P. Roshchupkin, Chief, Federal Forestry Agency, Russian Federation