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 On Tuesday, 5 October, delegates met at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy for the second day of the 20th Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO 2010) and the 2010 World Forest Week.
In the morning, simultaneous COFO sessions were held on forest fire and health, and on forests and water, both in the context of climate change.
On forest fire and health, delegates heard presentations on national fire management strategies and their links to climate change in the United States, Portugal, Tanzania, Russia and Australia.
On forests and water, panelists were asked to address: the collaboration between water and forest sectors in their countries; lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities resulting from this collaboration; and the role of water and forest sectors in addressing climate change.
In the afternoon, delegates took part in various events of World Forest Week in support of COFO 2010. Panel presentations and discussions took place on: new developments in forest finance; linking policy dialogue and implementation; communicating the potential of forestry to the finance sector; and governance.
A smaller event took place on REDD+.
Also taking place throughout the day were parallel events and meetings of the World Forest Week, on: measuring forest degradation; European forests; developing a guide to implementation of phytosanitary standards in forestry; and meetings of the Advisory Committee on Paper and Wood Products and the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations. The University of Tuscia hosted an international conference-forum on the implications of emerging economic mechanisms on forest-related policies and sector governance.
A welcome reception hosted by the FAO was held in the evening.
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L-R: Karma Dukpa, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan; Moshibudi Rampedi, Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, South Africa; İsmail Belen, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Turkey; Moujahed Achouri, FAO; Chair Anders Lönnblad, Deputy-Director-General, Ministry of Agriculture, Sweden; Alexander Müller, FAO Assistant Director-General; Wladimir Tene, Director Nacional Forestal, Ecuador; and Rolf Manser, Head of Forestry Division, Switzerland |
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L-R: A. Eritsov, Deputy Chief, Russian Aerial Forest Fire Centre, Russian Federation; João A. da Silva Rocha Pinho, National Director for Forest Management, Portugal; Felician Kilahama, Ministry of Forests and Beekeeping, Tanzania; Vice-chair Jim Farrell, Canadian Forest Service; Jim Carle, FAO; Moderator J.A. Prado, FAO; N. Cooper, Manager Fire, Forest and Roads Department Territory and Municipal Services, Australia; T. Tidwell Chief, Forest Service, United States of America; and Gillian Allard, FAO |
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L-R: Peter Besseau, Natural Resources, Canada; Jan McAlpine, Director, UNFF; Christian Mersmann, Managing Director, Global Mechanism; Gerhard Dieterle, World Bank; Michael Martin, FAO; Yemi Katerere, UN-REDD Programme; and Ulrich Apel, Global Environment Facility |
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L-R: P.J. Dilip Kumar, Director General of Forests, India; Karl-Reinhard Volz, Director, Institute of Forest Policy, University of Freiburg, Germany; Margaret Shannon, European Forest Institute; Ewald Rametsteiner, FAO; Gérard Buttoud, University of Tuscia; Marilyn Headley, Forestry Department, Jamaica; Ahmed Ridha Fekih Salem, Director General of Forests, Tunisia; and Julius Chupezi Tieguhong, Cameroon |
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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)
