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Next Session
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COFO - 27th Session - 22-26 July 2024
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Previous Sessions and documents
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COFO - 26th Session - 3-7 October 2022 COFO - 25th Session - 5-9 October 2020 COFO - 24th Session - July 2018 COFO - 23rd Session - July 2016 COFO - 22nd Session - June 2014 COFO - 21th Session - September 2012 COFO - 20th Session - October 2010 COFO - 19th Session - March 2009 COFO - 18th Session - March 2007 COFO - 17th Session - March 2005 COFO - 16th Session - March 2003 COFO - 15th Session - March 2001 COFO - 14th Session - March 1999 COFO - 13th Session - March 1997
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Legal Framework
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Category
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Cat.1
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Purpose
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The terms of reference of the Committee as laid down in Rule XXXI of the General Rules of the Organization include the following:
- Conduct periodic reviews of international forestry problems and appraise these problems with a view to proposing concerted action to be undertaken by Member Nations and the Organization in their resolution;
- Review the work programmes of the Organization in the field of forestry and their implementation;
- Advise the Director-General on the future work programmes of the Organization in the field of forestry and on their implementation;
- Review specific matters relating to forestry referred to the Committee by the Council or the Director-General, or placed by the Committee on its agenda at the request of a Member Nation in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Committee, and make recommendations as may be appropriate;
- Report to the Council and tender advice to the Director-General, as appropriate, on matters considered by the Committee.
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Secretary
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Ms Malgorzata Buszko-Briggs
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Membership
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Open to all Members which notify the Director-General in writing of their desire to become Members of the Committee and of their intention to participate in its work. The notification may be made at any time but not later than 10 days before the opening date of a session. Membership acquired on this basis shall be considered valid unless the Member has not been represented at two consecutive sessions of the Committee, or has notified its withdrawal from it.
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Chairperson
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Mr Pierre Taty (the Republic of the Congo)
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Number of Members
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125
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List of Members
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Languages
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Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
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Document symbol
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COFO
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Frequency of Sessions
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Normally one session per biennium
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Division
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Forest Economics, Policy and Products Division (NFO)
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Contact information/email
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[email protected]
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Web site
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Committee on Forestry
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First Session
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May 1972
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Pattern of sessions
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Normally one session per biennium, in non-Conference years. If required, the Committee may hold additional sessions (Rule XXXI-3 and 4, GRO).
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