Monday 24rdJanuary 2005
Arrival day of the participants.
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17:00-18:00
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Item 1
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Opening ceremony
FAO representative and national authorities welcome the participants
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Followed by welcome cocktail
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Tuesday 25th January 2005
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Time
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Agenda Item
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Agenda Notes
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07:30-08:00
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Registration of Participants
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08:00-8:15
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Introduction – Participants and Resource Persons
Participants and resource persons introduce themselves
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08:15-08:30
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FAO Forestry Activities in Caribbean a Region
Mr.Claus Eckelmann, Forestry Officer will inform the participants about the linkages between FRA activities and other forestry activities in the Latin America and Caribbean region
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08:30-08:45
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Organization of the Meeting
Mr. C. Eckelmann and Jamaica country correspondent will present the participants the agenda and the local logistics.
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08:45-09:00
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Item 2
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FRA 2005 and Regional Review of FRA 2005 Country Reports
FRA representative will address the participants and inform them about the country reporting to FRA 2005 in general and about the “Review of Country Reports” in particular. The five days workshop will aim the following
• Ensuring correct application of methods
• Improving consistency among different tables
• Identifying problems and data gaps and suggesting ways to address them
• Assessing country capacity building needs implementing “National Forest Assessments” to fill their data gaps and to improve the quality
• Seeking clarifications and additional information from countries
• Introducing the “Thematic studies” component of FRA to the NCs
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09:00-9:30
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Item 3
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FRA 2005 overview
H. Ortiz Chour will briefly inform the NCs, the background information of the FRA 2005 processReview of methodology for country reporting
FRA secretariat will briefly go over the methodology for country reporting which is common for all 15 National reporting table, including format, process, consistency
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9:30-10:00
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Item 4
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Thematic Studies in FRA 2005
H. Ortiz Chour will inform the participants about the thematic studies in FRA 2005 and their information needs.
In this session the NCs will review the contents of Tables . Discussion.
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10:00-10:30
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Tea- Coffee Break
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10:00-11:45
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Item 5
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Identification of country report status and problems:
Tables, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10
This plenary session will identify the problems, that are common in developing country reports to FRA 2005., by table. Using the Country Report of Jamaica, table by table was discussed, and key issues, problems, method, were clarify. Once finalized the different steps to conclude a reporting table, each participant presented the reporting status of the discussed table, problems, questions, etc.
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11:45-12:00
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Cont.... Tables, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10
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12:00-12:30
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Cont.... Tables, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10
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12:30-13:30
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Lunch break
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13:30-14:30
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Item 6
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Cont... Tables, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10
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15:30-15:45
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Tea – Coffee Break
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15:45-16.00
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Item 6
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Cont..... Tables, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10
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16:00-17:00
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Wednesday 26th January 2005
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Time
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Agenda Item
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Agenda Notes
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08:00-10:00
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Item 6
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Cont... Table 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
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10:00-10:30
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Tea – Coffee Break
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10:30-10:45
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Item 7
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Concluding Session – Summary of issues
This session will compile (table by table) the issues relating to FRA 2005 that need to be addressed either by FAO or by countries according to the results of the first day discussions and the group session work.
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10:45-11:00
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Item 8
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Concluding Session – Way Ahead – Future Plan of Action
This session will develop future plan of action till submission of final report by the countries to FRA 2005.
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11:00-11:30
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Item 9
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Adapting the US Forest Inventory and Analysis program to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands Thomas Brandis
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11:30 -12:00
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Item 10
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Experiences and lessons learned from forest inventory and data analysis work in the Pacific Islands , Joseph Donnegan
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12:00-13:00
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Lunch break
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13:30-14:00
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Item 10
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Support to National Forest Resource Assessment
Inform about the FAO programmes to “Support to National Forest Assessment” as a critical component to the FRA programme Hivy Ortiz Chour
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14:00-15:00
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Item 11
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Presentation of the National Forest Assessment in Guatemala,
Methods, results and use of the results in the policy making process.
Mr. Rodrigo Rodas
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15:00-15:30
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Tea – Coffee Break
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15:30-16:30
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Item 12
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Jamaican forestry inventory
Mr. O. Evelyn
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16:30-17:00
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Item 13
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Summery of the day
Mr. Claus Eckelmann
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Thursday 27th January
2005 |
Time |
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08:00 |
Item 11 |
Field visit and discussion on practical aspects
of forest inventories |
17:00 |
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Back to the hotel |
Friday 28th January
2004 |
Time |
Agenda Item |
Agenda Notes |
08:00-8:30 |
Item 13 |
Lessons learned from forest mapping and inventory
practices in Jamaica, Mr. Evelyn Owen |
8:30 – 9:00 |
Item 14 |
Caribbean initiatives to forest mapping and
inventory , Introduction to the theme, Mr. Claus Eckelmann |
9:00 – 9:30 |
Item 15 |
Using Mapmaker software and Aerial Photos
to prepare a forest cover map, A practical case study from Barbados Ms.
Margaret Austin |
9:30 – 10:00 |
Item 16 |
Preliminary results and experiences of the
Caribbean Vegetation Mapping Project based on satellite imagery interpretation,
Ms. Eileen Helmer |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
Item 15 |
Summary of issues for discussion Mr. Claus
Eckelmann |
10:45 – 11:15 |
Item 16 |
Discussion on national forest data requirements
and components for a regional project proposal for forest assessment.
Plenary session |
11:15 – 12:00 |
Item 17 |
Discussion on national forest data requirements
and components for a regional project proposal for forest assessment.
Plenary session |
12:00 – 12:30 |
Item 18 |
Closure of the meeting |
12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
| Saturday 29th January
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Participants return to their home countries |
