Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 REP

In every region of the world, landscapes are being transformed. Rural people are migrating to urban centres in search of economic and social opportunities while city dwellers are becoming interested in producing their own food and moving outside the centres to be able to appreciate nature. These…

Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 REP

This country paper determines the main influences on the forestry sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo and tries to predict the state of forestry by 2020 given current trends.

Meeting symbol/code: COFO 1999 REP

Meeting symbol/code: COFO 2001 REP

An overview of the social, economic and political environment for forestry in Cameroon today, with a discussion of the future outlook for plantations, protected areas and the forest industry.

A short overview of the context for forestry in Zambia, followed by an analysis of the likely situation by 2020 in view of major trends in the country.

This paper presents an overview of the various approaches that developed and developing countries have used in designing national forest funds. It is based on a study of legislation in over forty countries and a review of some of the few empirical studies of forest fund performance. The…

Proceedings of the meeting including a summary of the resulting recommendations and the text of papers presented

This paper discusses – at the sub-basin level – the regional differences and comparative advantages for agricultural development and water resources utilization in the Nile Basin. It looks at options for development, projected in the regional context, and the importance of agricultural water use…