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Developing needs-based inventory methods for non timber forest products

4 - 5 May 2000
FAO, Rome, Italy

Agenda

THURSDAY 4 MAY

09:00 Coffee - registration

Session 1 - Introduction to workshop
09:30 Welcome speech to participants by FAO - Dr El Hadj Sene, Director, Forest Resources Division
09:35 Welcome by Chair - Ms Jane Thornback
09:45 Presentation of general objectives
09:55 Presentation of specific objectives and workshop programme
10:05 Introduction of organisers/facilitators/rapporteurs

Session 2 - The biometric rigour of current NTFP inventory methods
10:10 Overview of paper and identified research themes
10:30 Coffee / tea (served in meeting room)
10:45 Points of clarification

Session 3 - Demand and constraints for NTFP assessment
11:15 Participatory NTFP inventory in rural development forestry - Kate Schreckenberg, ODI
11:45 NTFP inventory for NTFP management planning - Mpho Mosate, Veld Products
12:15 Lunch
13:45 NTFP data needs for national strategic planning and policy development - Paul Vantomme, FAO
14:15 Information for international NTFP monitoring - with special reference to reporting on reporting on global forest resources (FRA) -          Peter Holmgren, FAO
14:45 Questions
15:15 Tea / coffee

Session 4 - Defining and prioritising the problems and topics
15:45 Plenary: Prioritisation of NTFP information needs
16:15 Plenary: Prioritisation of identified research topics

FRIDAY 5 MAY

Session 5 - Development of concept notes
09:30 Introduction to group work sessions
09:45 Group work on agreed research themes
10:30 Tea / coffee
12:15 Lunch
13:45 Plenary session
15:15 Tea / coffee
15:30 Close