Kotka III

A third meeting, the "Expert Consultation on Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000", was held in Kotka in 1996. Thirty-two countries sent representatives to the meeting, as did various NGOs and international organizations. Following Kotka III, a FRA 2000 strategic plan was developed, which provided the overall conceptual framework for the assessment.

Recommendationsmade in Kotka III were then endorsed by the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO) in 1997 and became part of the baseline requirements for the background of FRA 2000.

Click here to access:The Final Report of Kotka III- Expert Consultation on Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000.


Bibliographic reference


Finnish Forest Research Institute 1996.

Proceedings of FAO/ECE Expert Consultation on Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 in cooperation with ECE and UNEP with the support of the Government of Finland (Kotka III).
Kotka, Finland, 10 -14 June 1996.
Research Paper 620 of the Finnish Forest Research Institute.
Helsinki 1996.

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