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PROGRAMME OPENING
Jean-Louis Kérouac, XII WFC Secretary General, welcomed par-ticipants to the Congress, and opened the General Session.
Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of Natural Resources Canada andPresident of the XII WFC, invited participants to challenge oneanother in developing a final Congress statement.
Sam Hamad, Minister of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Parks forQuebec and Co-president of the XII WFC, welcomed participants toQuebec and underscored that forests are a means of livelihood.
Jagmohan Maini, former head of the UNFF Secretariat, stated that:forests are not wood factories; forest-rich and forest-poor regionsface different realities; causes of deforestation lie outside the forestsector; solutions to deforestation and forest degradation are cross-sectoral; and forest benefits extend beyond forests.
Narayan Kaji Shrestha, Women Acting Together for Change,reviewed the history of forest resource management in Nepal, stress-ing that community forestry is Nepal's most successful form ofresource management. He said community forest managers should beprovided with necessary technical skills and should utilize integratedmanagement, and community managed forests should existautonomously.
William Street, International Federation of Building and WoodWorkers, noted the importance of addressing social justice issues,including formalizing forest jobs, developing national forest plansthrough transparent processes, and respecting forest workers.
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Tebtebba Foundation, explained that 250 outof 500 million indigenous peoples live in and maintain forests. Shecalled for recognition of the right of indigenous peoples to self-deter-mination, permanent sovereignty over land and natural resources, andthe inclusion of human rights and indigenous participation in theimplementation of international commitments, especially in monitor-ing processes.
Jean-Jacques Landrat, Intra-African Forest Industry Association,used the tortoise and hare metaphor to describe how inequality andpopulation growth are rapidly out-pacing the reduction of povertyand the implementation of sustainable forest management (SFM). Heurged the international community to support the “tortoise” in orderto achieve the objectives of SFM.
Natalie Hufnagl, Confederation of European Forest Owners,stressed that forests are multifunctional and contribute to the liveli-hoods of family forest-owners. She underscored that forests are theobjects, not the subjects, of rights, and that all valuations of forestsare human-centered valuations.
Yolande Kakabadse, World Conservation Union (IUCN) and theFoundation for the Future of Latin America, encouraged participantsto consider the WFC in the context of other international processes,such as the World Summit on Sustainable Development and theWorld Parks Congress. She stressed that the views of indigenouspeoples' and youth must be better incorporated into decision mak-ing, and that forests are a form of insurance, the benefits of whichmust be paid for.
Risto Seppala, International Union of Forest ResearchOrganizations, highlighted the creation of the Task Force on Science
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During the Programme Opening, perspectiveswere heard from representatives of the forest
community, forest workers, indigenous peoples,the forest industry, private forest owners, envi-
ronmental NGOs, forestry research organizationsand youth, among others. In the afternoon,
Theme Sessions A (Forests for People) and B(Forests for the Planet) convened, addressing
such issues as forests and human needs, valua-tion of forest resources and products, the state offorests and assessment techniques, and mainte-
nance of biodiversity. Side events also took placein the afternoon and the evening.Participants in the Programme Opening presented a range of perspectives including those from forest
communities, forest workers, indigenous peoples, environmental groups, researchers, youth and industry
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GENERAL SESSION
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Policy, which will act as a necessary interface between forestresearch and non-research communities. He said resources for forestresearch must be allocated for socioeconomic and policy research.
Noting youths' concerns regarding poverty and social inequity, lackof transparency in policy-making processes and unsustainable con-sumption, Catalina Santamaria, United Nations Forum on Forests(UNFF), said the voice of youth is increasingly important in consul-tation processes, policy making, and the community. She highlightedthat a Youth Network had been created for the WFC to plan, monitorand follow up on WFC activities.
Marc Ledoux, Assistant Deputy Minister of Forestry for Quebec,explained that Quebec holds 2% of the world's forests, which pro-duce 10% of Québec's GDP. He listed key challenges including eco-nomic, environmental and social demands, co-existence withAboriginal peoples, public participation and transparency.
Yvan Hardy, Assistant Deputy Minister Natural Resources Canada,questioned the present paradigm of compartmentalized forest man-agement and its connection to pests and recent wildfires in BritishColumbia, and drew attention to fire suppression regimes. He askedparticipants to look beyond their own interests, replace reflexes withgood science, and work together across disciplines to ensure holisticforest management.
Hosny El-Lakany, Head of FAO’s Forestry Department, empha-sized the need for increased cooperation and coordination amonginternational processes and agencies, and said that giving forests ahigher profile on the inter-national agenda willrequire sustained commit-ment at the highest politi-cal level.
Concluding the session,Jagmohan Maini noted thatthe international communi-ty is becoming increasinglysensitive to the intimaterelationship between peo-ple and forests.
Jean Prosper Koyo,Associate Secretary-General of FAO, stressedthe need to build on the XIWFC to further the visionfor sustainable development. Reaffirming the role of the XII WFC infocusing on main issues affecting forests throughout the world, heoutlined the process that will lead to the development of a collabora-tive final statement for the XII WFC.
Péter Csóka, State Forest Service of Hungary, stressed that theobjective of SFM is not simply the well being of forest dependentcommunities, but of all humanity.
INTRODUCTIONS TO AREA A (FORESTS FOR PEOPLE)AND AREA B (FORESTS FOR THE PLANET)
Marc Dourojeanni, Foundation pro Naturaleza, discussed the insta-bility of the agro-forestry frontier in developing countries, and inno-vative forest protection measures such as payments for environmen-
tal services, certification and the demarcation of indigenous territories.Christian Barthoud, Deputy Director of Natural Areas in France,
addressed the important role of research in improving adaptation tonatural disturbances. He also noted that catastrophic events oftentrigger new ways of conducting research, and said a reconsiderationof time and space was warranted.
AREA A - FORESTS FOR PEOPLE
FORESTS AND HUMAN NEEDS: Olivier Dubois, FAO, dis-cussed the potential of forestry-based poverty reduction strategies,but warned against overstating their potential and recommended link-ing the sustainable livelihoods approach to SFM.
Participants then heard presentations by: Amadou Kassambara,FAO, on Mali's strategy to prevent forest degradation; Maxhun Dida,Albanian Directorate General of Forests and Pastures, on forests assafety nets for the poor; Jean-Marc Roda, Center for InternationalCooperation and Agronomic Research for Development, on new per-spectives on tropical forests; and Lim Hin Fui, Forest ResearchInstitute Malaysia, on poverty eradication within the Malaysian abo-riginal community. David Bengston, US Department of Agriculture,presented views of American indigenous peoples on natural resourcemanagement, stressing the need for a broader epistemological per-spective on forest issues.
Participants discussed, inter alia: cross-sectoral approaches to for-est issues; the need to compensate poor countries for their forest con-servation efforts; the potential of ecotourism as a way to link forestsand human needs; the importance of using eco-friendly traditionalpractices; and the recognition of the fundamental rights of aboriginalpeoples.
VALUATION OF FOREST RESOURCES AND PRODUCTS:Joseph Kingue Sobgoum, Forestry and Industrial Company ofDoumé, described community forest projects in Cameroon. HamedDaly Hassen, National Research Institute in Rural, Water andForestry Engineering, spoke on forest products in Tunisia, in particu-lar, essential oils. Mustafa Fehmi Türker, Karadeniz TechnicalUniversity, called for an integrated approach to forest management inTurkey. John Parkins, Canadian Forest Service, outlined the variablesaffecting the well-being of forest communities in Canada. AnujaRajsharma and Keshav Kanel, Ministry of Forests and SoilConservation of Nepal, jointly presented on the challenge of achiev-ing an equitable distribution of forest products within the forestrycommunity. Dinesh Misra, University of Toronto, discussed joint for-est management initiatives in India.
AREA B - FORESTS FOR THE PLANET
MAINTENANCE OF BIODIVERSITY: Jol Hodgson, GlobalForest Nursery Development Incorporated, described a successfulreforestation project in Belize, and argued that similar projects couldattract funding for their carbon sequestration potential. MichelMaldague, University of Laval, on behalf of Sam Mankoto,UNESCO, said the Luki Biosphere Reserve in the DemocraticRepublic of Congo exemplifies the advantages of the systemicapproach for biodiversity conservation. Alaric Sample, University of Yale, stressed that conserving forest biodiversity
Catalina Santamaria, United Nations Forumon Forests highlighted the value of youthinvolvement in developing forestry policy.
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PLENARY SESSION
THEME SESSIONS
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requires a comprehensive strategy involving forest plantations andprotected areas.
Armand Natta, University of Wageningen, offered an example of ariparian forest conservation project in Benin. Don MacIver,Meteorological Service of Canada, stressed that climate changerequires the development of adaptive, scientific, decision-making andmanagement strategies for forest biodiversity conservation.Participants discussed the role of training for research and monitor-ing, and indicators for biodiversity valuation.
STATE OF THE FOREST AND ASSESSMENT TECH-NIQUES: Anatoly Shvidenko, International Institute for AppliedSystems Analysis, noted that the value of forest resources shouldinclude ecological, social and cultural variables. Peter Holmgren,FAO, indicated that the formulation of the 2005 Forest ResourcesAssessment would focus on forest trends, criteria and indicators,and thematic, country-specific reporting. Wulf Killmann, FAO,mentioned the importance of harmonizing forest-related definitionsto strengthen collaboration with countries and partners while easingthe reporting burden on countries.
John Stanturf, US Forest Service, described the managementintensity levels by different types of ownership in US forest areas.Thomas Haussmann, International Cooperative Programme onAssessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests,emphasized the need for high quality monitoring as an essentialpart of good research. Catherine Perié, Ministry of NaturalResources, Wildlife and Parks for Quebec, presented research onthe surveillance of forest ecosystems in Quebec and discussed howmonitoring is important in decision making. Sylvain Bigot,University of Science and Technology of Lille, presented hisresearch on Côte d'Ivoire and explained how declassification of for-est areas has encouraged illegal clearing of land.
François Wencélius, FAO's National Forest Programme Facility,explained that the Facility is a partnership of developing countries,funding partners, and FAO, and was created to help developingcountries implement their National Forest Programmes (NFP) andprovide information services. He stated that the Facility aims to:secure the informed participation of stakeholders; help implementSFM for poverty reduction; and integrate international commit-ments into NFPs. Concerning country support, he said the Facilityfocuses on information, knowledge sharing and capacity building.He explained that the Facility first selects interested countries, thenestablishes partnership agreements and provides grants. Concerninginformation sharing, he listed new instruments that have beendeveloped by the Facility, including a website and CD-ROMs, andsaid there is still strong demand for conventional dissemination ofknowledge. He added that the Facility aims to help the flow ofinformation between countries and funding partners.
Martin von Mirbach, Sierra Club of Canada, underlined that evalu-ating the impacts of forest management on atmospheric carbon diox-ide levels is important in the light of the Kyoto Protocol of the UNFramework Convention on Climate Change. Neil Bird, WoodrisingConsulting, presented a study comparing the impact of proposedmanagement strategies onthe carbon balance. Thestudy demonstrated thatecosystem management offorests results in lower car-bon dioxide emissions thanconventional forest manage-ment. He stressed that themodel represents a prelimi-nary assessment and thatsome factors, such as carbonstorage in wood products,had not been included.
In the ensuing discussion,one participant pointed outthat the effects of substitut-ing wood products for ener-gy-intensive materials, mustbe included in the assess-ment, noting that this is only one example of the difficulties facedwhen assessing the carbon budget of various types of forest manage-ment. Participants also addressed the impact of the Kyoto Protocolon forest conservation. Some argued that the mechanisms of theProtocol might have adverse impacts on forest conservation becausethey favor fast-growing plantations.
Von Mirbach noted that the impact of forestry on climate change isat an early stage of assessment and stressed that it is necessary toconverge the objectives of climate protection and forest conservation.
Christoph Thies, Greenpeace International, explained the need forneutral and reliable geographical information concerning ancientforests and said this information serves as the basis for conservation
Neil Bird, Woodrising Consulting, presentsa study on the impact of forest manage-ment strategies on CO2 emissions.
SIDE EVENTS
The National Forest Programme Facility: A partnership to implement NFPsPresented by the National Forest Programme Facility
Primary forests and carbon sequestrationPresented by the Sierra Club of Canada
Link to more information:http://www.fao.org
Contact:François Wencélius: [email protected]
Links to more information:http://www.sierraclub.ca http://www.woodrising.com
Contact:Martin von Mirbach: [email protected] Bird: [email protected]
The large intact areas: Mapping a future for theworld's ancient forestsPresented by Greenpeace and the World Resource Institute (WRI)
programmes. He said Greenpeace is lobbying for a regional morato-rium on development of intact forests to allow time for multi-stake-holder discussions on the future of these forests.
Lars Laestadius, WRI, explained that Global Forest Watch (GFW)is an independent data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to monitor forest condi-tion and map intact forests. He presented the results of conditionmapping and stressed the need for more detailed data to help identifyintact forests, including high-cost satellite images.
Alexey Yaroshenko, Greenpeace Russia, described the process ofmapping intact forests and introduced the upcoming report entitled“Remaining Wildlands in the Northern Forests.”
In the ensuing discussion, participants highlighted, inter alia: theimportance of mapping indigenous peoples' territories; linkagesbetween GFW and the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment;data gaps in mapping tropical intact forests; and the use of data col-lected by governments and agencies.
Dennis Garrity, World Agroforestry Centre, provided an overviewof recent initiatives that have elevated the role of tropical secondaryforests. Herman Savenije, National Reference Centre for Agriculture,Nature and Food Quality (EC-LNV), noted that tropical secondaryforests have been given little attention in policy, research and foreststatistics. Cesar Sabogal, Center for International Forestry Research(CIFOR), discussed outcomes of tropical secondary forest workshopsin Latin America, Asia and Africa. Eva Müller, International TropicalTimber Organization (ITTO), gave an update on ITTO guidelinesthat can be used to improve management strategies for degraded andtropical secondary forests. Fred Kwesiga, World Agroforestry Centre,indicated that secondary forests can provide an important source ofincome for southern African countries. Froylán Castañeda, FAO,expressed hope that a comparative assessment of secondary forestswould be produced by 2005.
Participants discussed whether using the term “degraded forest” indefinitions of secondary forests would create a barrier between man-agers and local communities, and some recommended a more precisedefinition of “secondary forest.”
In his documentation of ITTO's history, Changing Landscapes,author and keynote speaker Duncan Poore reported that it is uncer-tain to what extent tropical forests are being sustainably managed.Looking to the future, he foresaw an increase in the number oftropical tree plantations and conservation, but an uncertain futurefor timber production unless its value is increased. The ITTOSecretariat then presented three case studies, each of which illus-trated a positive contribution to SFM in the tropics: a resource val-uation project in Honduras on the utilization of lesser known forestspecies; the Yoande Process and the Congo Basin PartnershipInitiative as examples for political commitments to SFM; and aBrazilian capacity-building project in the area of on-site trainingfor reduced impact logging.
Link to more information:http://www.itto.or.jp
Contact:Manoel Sobral Filho: [email protected] Poore: [email protected]
Links to more information:http://www.greenpeace.orghttp://www.wri.orghttp://www.globalforestwatch.org
Contact:Christoph Thies [email protected] Laestadius [email protected]
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THINGS TO LOOK FOR TODAYPLENARY SESSION: The Plenary Session will take place at
9:00 am in room 200 and will focus on improving people's livingconditions.
THEME SESSIONS: The Theme Sessions will convene at 11:00am in various rooms to address the theme areas “Forests forPeople” and “Forests for the Planet.”
Tropical secondary forests in Latin America, Asiaand Africa: Status, experiences and challengesPresented by FAO, World Agroforestry Centre, GTZ, CIFOR and EC-LNV
Manoel Sobral Filho, Executive Director of the ITTO, asks participants how theyenvision forest management in the tropics.
Links to more information:http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.orghttp://www.cifor.cgiar.orghttp://www.itto.or.jphttp://www.fao.org
Contact:Herman Savenije: [email protected] Sabogal: [email protected] Müller: [email protected] Kwesiga: [email protected]án Castañeda: [email protected]
SFM in the tropics: What will it take? Presented by the ITTO