TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

The meeting focused on the two major topics:

(1) How countries could report on their progress toward sustainable forest management (SFM), and

(2) How countries could report on their progress in the implementation of the Proposals for Action of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF) and the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF).

Links
International Expert Meeting on Forests and Water 20-22 November 2002, Shiga, Japan
International Expert Meeting on the Development and Implementation of National Codes of Practice for Forest Harvesting:Issues and Options@17-20 November 2003,Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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