World consultation on the use of wood in housing
An international journal of forestry and forest industries
An international journal of forestry and forest industries
Revista internacional de silvicultura e industrias forestales
Meeting Name: African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Meeting symbol/code: FO:AFWC/2016/12
Session: Sess. 20
The present issue of Forest Genetic Resources (FGR) goes to press immediately following the Eleventh World Forestry Congress held in Turkey 13-22 October 1997, which more than 4000 colleagues from 145 countries attended. In regard to the conservation and use of forest genetic resources, the Congress, in its deliberations and report, stressed that action to conserve, manage, sustainably utilize and enhance forest genetic resources is an urgent priority.
The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000) provides a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the world's forest resources at the end of the second millennium. It is the result of the collective efforts of the countries of the world. This major undertaking was based primarily on information provided by the countries, supplemented by state-of-the-art technology to verify and analyse the information and to make the results accessible to the world through the Internet. The FRA 2000 process emphasized collaboration and transparency.
A description of the forest areas and types in Japan. This report reviews the current state of both protected and economic forest areas and predicts long term future demand.
The information in the document corresponds to the situation in October 2014, for the most recent overview of UNFCCC FREL/FRL submissions please consult http://redd.unfccc.int/fact-sheets/forest-reference-emission-levels.html">this link.
The purpose of the expert consulation was to review of current policies that affect the management of livestock and natural resources, focussing on sub-regions and different agro-ecological settings and the identification of policy trade-off. Presentations/resource papers were delivered from each of the five different sub-regions of the Latin American/Caribbean region (Amazon/Brazil; Andean countries/highlands; Central American countries and Mexico; Southern Cone; Caribbean).
Revista internacional de silvicultura e industrias forestales