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 On Monday morning, the 20th Session of the Committee on Forestry of the FAO (COFO 2010) and World Forest Week 2010 (WFW) opened at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
In the morning plenary, COFO 2010 adopted the agenda and elected officers, and heard country statements on the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA 2010). Reflecting on interventions made by delegates, Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Assistant Director-General and Head of Forestry, FAO, highlighted the need to streamline reports in regions where other processes exist, and integrate remote sensing with traditional FRA methods.
In the afternoon, plenary addressed an agenda item on forest biodiversity in the context of climate change. Delegates heard panel presentations, and showed support for: FAO´s efforts to help countries in protecting biodiversity and gathering information for national strategies for mitigation, adaptation and forest management; and improving the quality instead of quantity of indicators for biodiversity assessment.
World Forest Week was opened on Monday morning by He Changchui, Deputy Director-General Operations, FAO. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), through a video message, lamented that there remains a high degree of variation in interpreting what constitutes sustainable forest management (SFM). Teresa Presas, President, International Council of Forest and Paper Associations, noted challenges facing the forest sector, including the economic downturn, access to fiber, and competition from wood substitutes. Niels E. Koch, President, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), highlighted IUFRO’s contributions to bridging the science-policy gap.
In the afternoon, delegates took part in two WFW events in support of COFO, on FRA 2010 and on biodiversity and phytosanitary standards.
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L-R: Zhang Min, Department of Forest Resources Management, China; Jim Farrell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Forest Service, Canada; Løyche Wilkie, FAO; Modreator Laura Russo, FAO; Joberto Feritas, Serviço Florestal Brasileiro, Brazil; Mukongo Shabantu Remy, Economic Community of Central African States; and Adrian Whiteman, FAO |
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FAO resources
 COFO 2010 web site
COFO 2010 provisional agenda
COFO 2010 documents
FAO Forestry web site
FAO Committee on Forestry
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2009, 16-20 March 2009, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2007, 12-16 March 2007, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2005, 14-19 March 2005, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS coverage of COFO 2003, 10-14 March 2003, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
IISD RS Forests, Desertification and Land web page
IISD RS Introduction to Forests Processes
Forests-L - A mailing list for news on forest policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
African Regional Coverage
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Coverage
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Twentieth Session of the Committee on Forestry of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
