Chaired by Christina Amoako-Nuama (Ghana), considered three
case studies on stakeholder involvement and discussed recommendations
on strengthening institutional capacity and stakeholder partnerships.
Left photo (R-L): Rapporteur Eva Mueller (ITTO), Marvin Brown, American Forest and Paper Association Working Group I
Chair Christina Amoako-Nuama (Ghana), and Ram Prasad (India)
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Marvin Brown, American Forest and Paper Association, described "The
Roundtable for SFM", the ongoing US stakeholder process to develop
C&I, highlighting independent professional facilitation and a
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Dr Ram Prasad, India, presented outcomes of an ITTO project aimed at
increasing capacities of the grassroots communities for assessing
benefits of SFM.
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Jari Parviainen, Finland, presented a case study on strengthening
institutional capacity and stakeholders partnerships for implementing
and refining C&I in Finland. He described the link between
pan-European set of C&I and developing national C&I sets in
Finland. |
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The Working Group then continued the discussion regarding
recommendations for: capacity building and institutional
strengthening; public outreach and education; exchange of experiences
and information; and research.
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On public outreach and education, a participant from Canada
recommended taking into account the divergence of the stakeholders'
views. He also called for better utilization of data related to forest
issues collected by different bodies.
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A participant from Guatemala shared Guatemala's
successful experiences of creating so called dialogue tables among
stakeholders involved in SFM and noted the need for international
cooperation to reinforce creation and functioning of similar
mechanisms at national and regional levels.
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Working Group IV:
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Chaired by Ingwald Gschwandtl (Austria) (left), discussed the
contribution of C&I to the work of the UNFF and to international
initiatives on indicators related to sustainable development. The Group focused its discussion on the following key
themes: increased coordination and collaboration; monitoring,
assessment and reporting to the UNFF and international fora; and
global approaches to forest-related C&I.
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A representative from FAO described the FAO-led Global Forest
Resources Assessment (GFRA) and its possible links to C&I
processes. Noting that CICI 2003 has identified the need for global
harmonization of C&I processes, he explained that the GFRA process
is an important reporting framework for C&I-related information.
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A participant from the UNFF highlighted the recently established
CPF taskforce on streamlining forest-related reporting.
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A Brazilian participant expressed concern about the
concept of a common set of C&I, and supported taking a more
cautious approach involving strengthening coordination, collaboration
and communication. He questioned the purpose of developing a common
set of criteria
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Plenary: Working Group presentation of
preliminary reports
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Plenary was convened in the afternoon to hear Preliminary Reports of Working Group
III and IV presented
by WG III Chair Christina Amoako-Nuama (Ghana), and WG IV Chair
Ingwald Gschwandtl (Austria) respectively. Participants discussed
conclusions and recommendations regarding objectives 3 and 4,
and debated the introduced text regarding objective 4 by India.
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