Preparing the forest sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to meet global challenges

Issyk-kul, Kyrgyzstan, 29/10/2012 - 02/11/2012

The main objectives of the Regional Workshop were to:

review the progress made by target countries and international organizations towards the implementation of the Krtiny Declaration and update priorities of target countries; and
support target countries by exchanging experience in selected forest-related areas (forest resource assessment, forest and water, etc.), in the context of global challenges such as climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Meeting documents
	Agenda
	Workshop Report
	Updated Declaration of Krtiny
Presentations
	History of FAO/CZ Forestry Workshops Tomáš Krejzar, Head of Department of Forest Policy and Economy, Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
	FAO Forestry in the European and Central Asian Region Norbert Winkler-Ráthonyi, Forestry Officer, FAO REU
	FAO support to member states Technical cooperation tools Gyongyi Orszag, Junior Technical Officer – Forestry, FAO REU
	Developing Effective Forest Policy Dominique Reeb, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
	Forest Farm Facility
	The Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy in the ECE region Dominique Reeb, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
	Sustainable forest management for greener economies in the Caucasus and Central Asia - UNDA Project Proposal Dominique Reeb, ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
	Climate Change - A Global Challenge Ekrem Yazici, Forestry Consultant, FAO SEC
	Effective Watershed Management - Putting into Practice Ekrem Yazici, Forestry Consultant, FAO SEC
	Effective watershed management – Linking forestry and other land uses through a landscape approach Muzaffer Dogru, Forestry Consultant, FAO SEC
	Forest Tree Species Genetic Resources Selection, Preservation and Management in the face of Expected Environmental Changes Josef Frýdl, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Czech Republic
	Preparing the Forest Sector in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Meet the Global Challanges Milos Parizek, Forest management institute, Brandýs nad Labem, Czech Republic
	Quality Forest Reproductive Material - Basis of Forest Vitality and Stability Jiri Bily, Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic
	Wood energy in the global context and FAO’s support to countries Florian Steierer, Forestry Officer, FAO
	Joint Wood Energy Enquiry 2011 - Purpose & Structure Florian Steierer, Forestry Officer, FAO