European
Tropical Forest Research Network![]() |
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