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Forty-seventh Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-47) and Associated Sessions of the Committees
14-19 November 2011 | Antigua Guatemala
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The forty-seventh Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-47)
and Associated Sessions of the Committees opens in La Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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The Forty-seventh session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and the Associated Sessions of the four Committees (Finance and Administration; Economic Information and Market Intelligence; Forest Industry; and Reforestation and Forest Management) opened today in Antigua, Guatemala. In the morning, delegates listened to opening speeches by the ITTO Executive Director, the ITTC-47 Chair, and dignitaries from Guatemala and Gabon. In the morning, the Council addressed organizational matters, including verification of quorum for the meeting, distribution of votes, and adoption of the meeting's agenda, before discussing the Report of the Informal Advisory Group.
In the afternoon, the Council discussed: enhancing cooperation between ITTO and CITES; entry into force of the ITTA, 2006; the ITTO Biennial Work Programme (BWP) 2010-11 Progress Report, and the BWP for 2012-13; development in the UNFCCC concerning forests; collaboration with the Convention for the Biological Diversity; and activities linked to the International Year of Forests and ITTO's 25th anniversary.
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Opening Dais (L-R): Haroldo Gracias, Master of Ceremonies, Guatemala; Josué Morales, Instituto Nacional de Bosques (INAB); Juan Alphonso de León, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food, Guatemala;
Bilé Joachim Allogho, Vice-Chair; Emmanuel Ze Meka, Executive Director, ITTO;
Christian Magnagna, Minister of Forests and Water, Gabon; Collins Ahadome, ITTO Secretariat
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| Participants enjoying some lunch during the first side event |
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IISD Meeting Coverage
 Summary of the Meeting
Highlights on Saturday, 19 November, 2011
Highlights on Friday, 18 November, 2011
Highlights on Thursday, 17 November, 2011
Highlights on Wednesday, 16 November, 2011
Highlights on Tuesday, 15 November, 2011
Highlights on Monday, 14 November, 2011
ITTO resources
ITTC-47 website
ITTC-47 general information and supporting documents
Provisional schedule of meetings
Report of the 46th ITTC session
General resources
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests
The Convention on Biological Diversity: Programme on Forests
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Platform on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Forestry
UN Forum on Forests
International Union of Forest Research Organizations Expert Panel Report on the International Forest Regime
IISD RS resources
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IISD RS coverage of the Forty-sixth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-46) and Associated Sessions of the Committees, 13-18 December 2010, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of the Cancún Climate Change Conference, 29 November - 10 December 2010, Cancún, Mexico
IISD RS coverage of the Twentieth Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO 2010) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 4-8 October 2010, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of the Forty-fifth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC-45) and Associated Sessions of the Committees, 9-14 November 2009, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of the Eighth Session of the UN Forum on Forests, 20 April - 1 May 2009, UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America
IISD RS coverage of the Forty-fourth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and Associated Sessions of the Committees, 3-8 November 2008, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS coverage of the Forty-third Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and Associated Sessions of the Committees, 5-10 November 2007, Yokohama, Japan
IISD RS archive of forest-related meetings
Global forest policy backgrounder
Forests-L - A mailing list for news on forest policy
Climate Change Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing Global Climate Change Policy
Biodiversity Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Activities Addressing International Biodiversity Policy
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of International Activities Preparing for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
SIDS Policy and Practice - A Knowledgebase on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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