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FAO forestry information items
Jan HeinoAssistant Director-GeneralFAO, Forestry Department
High Level Conference 3-5 June 2008
• 5159 registered participants from 183 countries, 1300 media representatives
• 43 Heads of State, 100 Ministers• Outcome1: raised awareness
• Outcome2: co-ordination and financing• Outcome3: declaration• Some problems – role of biofuels in the
future, the trade and subsidies issue
FRA 2010 - comprehensive
• 7 elements of SFM• Monitor global objectives
(UNFF, CBD, UNFCCC...)• Global remote sensing survey
– deforestation trends
• FAO focus on training national correspondents
• Government engagement!
Other information issues
SOFO 2009• Society, forests & forestry: adapting to the future
• Based on regional outlook studies & partner inputs
State of world's forest genetic resources (2013)• Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture will deal with forest genetic resources
• Involvement of APFC
XIII World Forestry Congress
• Buenos Aires, 18-25 Oct 2009
“Forests in development – a vital balance”
• Call for voluntary papers & posters
• Financial support
• www.wfc2009.org
International Years – raising awareness
Natural Fibres (2009) – FAO• Wood & non-wood forest products!
Biodiversity (2010) – CSD• Conservation, sustainable use & equitable sharing
of benefits
Forests (2011) – UNFF • SFM
How can FAO support? How to link national activities?
FAO Strategy for Forestry Why? • Previous strategy 1999 – many changes since• Mandated by COFO & IEE• Respond to UN and FAO reforms
Open consultation: • Regional Forestry Commissions• Draft strategy: comments requested!!!• Consideration at COFO 2009
Forestry is a broad, comprehensive concept
...FAO Strategy for Forestry
• Outcomes: 10 year time frame
• Challenges ahead
• Strategic Objective and vision
• Desired outcomes of FAO work in Forestry
• FAO comparative advantages
www.fao.org/forestry
Collaborative Partnership on Forests
• 14 Organizations
• FAO chair, UNFF secretariat
• "CPF Strategic Framework for Coordinated Response of the Forest Sector to the Climate Change Agenda"
