18th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO)
Schedule of Events
Meetings planned as of 6 March 2007 (subject to change)
| Date | Time | Event | Meeting Room |
| Sunday 11 March | 1100 – 1300 1500 - 1800 | Regional Forestry Commission bureaux * | Lebanon Room |
| Monday 12 March | 0900 – 1000 | Regional Forestry Commission bureaux (cont) * | Lebanon Room |
| 1015 - 1230 | Special event on climate change : Address by | Red Room | |
| 1430 - 1730 | National forest programmes and poverty alleviation | Iran Room | |
| 1430 - 1730 | Forests and energy | Green Room | |
| 1430 - 1730 | Collaborative Partnership on Forests * | Mexico Room | |
| 1800 - | Reception | Hall of Flags | |
| Tuesday 13 March | 0930 - 1230 | COFO opening plenary session: · State of the World’s Forests 2007 · Forests and energy | Red Room |
| 1245 – 1345 | Information session: | Iran Room | |
| 1430 - 1600 | | Green Room | |
| 1430 - 1600 | Understanding forest tenure | Iran Room | |
| 1600 - 1730 | Fire management | Green Room | |
| 1600 - 1730 | Small and medium-scale forest enterprises | Iran Room | |
| 1730 - 1800 | Russian Forests: National and International Dimensions | Green Room | |
| 1800 - 2100 | Project Market Place | Iran Room | |
| Wednesday 14 March | 0900 - 1300 | COFO plenary session: · · Putting forestry to work at the local level | Red Room |
| 1300 – 1430 | A higher priority for mountain activities | Lebanon Room | |
| 1315 - 1415 | Voluntary guidelines: Forestry tools that contribute to sustainable development | Green Room | |
| 1330 - 1430 | Standing Committee on Commonwealth Forestry* | German Room | |
| 1430 - 1630 | In-session seminar: Regional action on sustainable forest management | Green Room | |
| 1645 - 1800 | Quantitative targets in forest policy | Iran Room | |
| 1645 – 1800 | | Austria Room | |
| 1645 - 1800 | Drafting Committee * | Lebanon Room | |
| Thursday 15 March | 0930 - 1230 | COFO plenary session: · Progressing towards sustainable forest management · Decisions and recommendations of FAO bodies · Shaping an action program for FAO in forestry | Red Room |
| 1245 - 1345 | Social standards for sustainable certified forests | Austria Room | |
| 1400 - 1600 | Generating and sharing knowledge on forest resources – national and global monitoring and assessments | Iran Room | |
| 1430 - 1730 | Drafting Committee * | Lebanon Room | |
| 1600 - 1700 | Forests and Water: New generation of watershed management programmes | Iran Room | |
| 1830 - 2130 | Drafting Committee * | Lebanon Room | |
| Friday 16 March | 0930 - 1100 | The interface between forests and agriculture | Green Room |
| 1100 - 1230 | Reducing emissions from deforestation | Green Room | |
| 1430 - 1730 | COFO closing plenary session: · XIII World Forestry Congress · Adoption of report | Red Room |