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| 2006
Calendar of Forest-related Events |
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| January |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 1
Jan - 31 Dec |
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International
Year of Deserts and Desertification (IYDD) |
UN
General Assembly 58th Session: UNCCD, UNEP, UNDP IFAD |
http://www.iydd.org
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| 15-17 |
Nairobi,
Kenya |
Will
6006: The Trade Union Assembly on Labour and the Environment |
UNEP,
ILO |
http://www.will2006.
org/assembly.php
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| 16-27 |
Geneva,
Switzerland |
United
Nations Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor
Agreement to the International Tropical Timber Agreement,
1994, 4th part |
ITTO, UNCTAD |
http://www.unctad. org
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| 18-20 |
Tromso,
Norway |
Second
Coordination meeting for governments and organizations
implementing or funding Biosafety capacity building
activities
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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CBD |
http://www.biodiv. org |
| 23-27 |
Granada,
Spain |
Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Article 8(j): Traditional Knowledge, Innovations
and Practices |
CBD |
http://www.biodiv. org |
| 30
Jan - 3 Feb |
Granada,
Spain |
4th
meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on
Access and Benefit-sharing
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing |
CBD |
http://www.biodiv. org |
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| February |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 7-9 |
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates |
Ninth
Special session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial
Environment Forum (GCSS-IX/GMEF) |
UNEP
|
http://www.unep.org |
| 13-24 |
UNHQ,
New York |
6th
Session of the UNFF |
UNFF Secretariat / DESA |
http://www.un.org/
esa/forests |
| 22-24 |
Barcelona,
Spain |
Protected
Forest Areas in Europe - Analysis and Harmonisation
(PROFOR) |
COST
Action 27, Centre Tecnòlogic Forestal de Catalunya,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Regional Government
of Catalunya, Ministry of Environment |
Gloria
Domínguez, CTFC
Email:
Gloria.Dominguez
@ctfc.es
http://www.efi.fi |
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| March |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 1-2 |
Toronto,
Canada |
Forest Leadership Conference "The Sustainability Challenge" |
ForestLeadership Conference |
http://forestleader
ship.com
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| 6-10 |
Nairobi,
Kenya |
GEO-4
2nd Production and Author's meeting |
UNEP |
http://www.unep. org
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| 13-17 |
Curitiba,
Brazil |
3rd
meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as
the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol
on Biosafety (COP-MOP 3)
Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety |
CBD |
http://www.biodiv. org
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| 20-31 |
Curitiba,
Brazil |
Eighth
Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to
the Convention on Biological Diversity
(COP 8) |
CBD |
http://www.biodiv. org
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| 22 |
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World
Water Day |
UNESCO |
http://www.world
waterday.org
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| 27
Mar - 1 Apr |
Maputo,
Mozambique |
15th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission |
FAO
Regional Forestry Commission |
http://www.fao.org
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| April |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 11-12 |
Geneva,
Switzerland |
International
Geneva Conference: Combating Desertification, Hunger
and Poverty |
UNCCD |
http://www.iydd. org |
| 17-21 |
Dehra
Dun, India |
21st
Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission |
FAO
Regional Forestry Commission |
http://www.fao.org |
| 22 |
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Earth
Day |
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http://www.earth day
.net |
| 24-25 |
Wroclaw,
Poland |
Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe Round Table Meeting |
MCPFE |
http://www.mcpfe.
org |
| 26-27 |
Cancun,
Mexico |
International
tropical forest investment forum: issues and opportunities
for investment in natural tropical forests |
ITTO,
CONAFOR |
http://www.itto. or.jp |
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| May |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 1-12 |
UNHQ
New
York, USA
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14th
Session Of The UN Commission On Sustainable Development
(CSD-14) |
UN DSD/ DESA |
http://www.un.org/
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| 10-12 |
Bad
Blumau, Austria |
Reducing
Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries:
a workshop to discuss methodological and policy issues |
Joanneum
research, CIFOR, Union of concerned scientists, Carbo
Europe, Global Carbon Project, INSEA |
http://www. joanneum
.at
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| 10-14 |
Istambul, Turkey |
8th International Symposium on "Legal Aspects of European Forest Sustainable Development" |
IUFRO |
http://forest-law.com |
| 15-26 |
Bonn,
Germany |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: 1st Sessional Period in 2006 |
UNFCCC |
http://unfccc.int
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| 23-26 |
Bratislava,
Slovakia |
33rd
Session of European Forestry Commission |
FAO
Regional Forestry Commission |
http://www.fao.org
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| 29
May - 1 Jun |
Beijing,
China |
Beijing
International Conference on Women and Desertification |
UNCCD |
http://www.iydd.org
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| June |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 5 |
Algiers,
Algeria |
World
Environment Day 2006
Global Theme: Deserts and Desertification, Don't Desert
Drylands
Celebration
of the World Environment Day under the topic Deserts
and Desertification |
UNEP,
UNCCD |
http://www.unep. org |
| 5-9 |
Washington
DC, USA |
Consultations
and Global Environmental Facility Council Meeting |
GEF |
http://www.gefweb.
org |
| 5-9 |
Larnaca,
Cyprus |
17th
Session of the Near East Forestry Commission |
FAO
Regional Forestry Commission |
http://www.fao.org |
| 17 |
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World
Day to Combat Desertification |
UNCCD |
http://www.unccd. int |
| 26-30 |
Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic |
23rd
Session of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry
Commission |
FAO
Regional Forestry Commission |
http://www.fao.org |
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| July |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 3-6 |
Montreal, Canada |
26th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol |
Ozone Secretariat |
http://ozone.unep. org |
| 3-8 |
Lima, Peru |
16th Meeting of the Plants Committee |
CITES |
http://www.cites.org |
| 3-28 |
UNHQ, Geneva |
ECOSOC 2006 Substantive Session |
ECOSOC |
http://www.un.org |
| 24-28 |
Japan |
17th
Working Group Meeting of the Montreal Process |
Montreal
Process |
http://www.mpci. org |
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| August |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 24-25 |
UNHQ, New York |
UNFF7 Bureau Meeting |
UNFF Secretariat |
http://www.un.org/ forests |
| 28-29 |
Rome, Italy |
CPF Meeting |
UNFF Secretariat / FAO |
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| 28-30 |
Umea, Sweden |
13th Scientific Conference:
Conference on New Challenges in Management of Boreal Forests |
International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) |
http://www.sfak. slu.se |
| 29-30 |
Cape Town, South Africa |
3rd GEF Assembly |
GEF |
http://www.gefweb. org |
| 30 Aug - 1 Sep |
Rome, Italy |
UNFCCC - SBSTA Workshop on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries |
International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) |
http://unfccc.int |
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| September |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 5-8 |
Geneva, Switzerland |
Workshop on International Environmental Law |
UNEP |
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| 4-6 |
Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Workshop Forest Governance & Decentralization in Asia & the Pacific |
CIFOR - AFP Secretariat |
http://www.cifor. cgiar.org |
| 6-8 |
Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
6th Meeting of Asia Forest Partnership |
AFP Secretariat |
http://www.asia forests.org |
| 6-8 |
Valsain, Spain |
FCN Europe Meeting |
Ministry of Environement of Spain |
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| 10-16 |
Riverside,
USA |
Forests
Under Anthropogenic Pressure - Effects of Air Pollution,
Climate Change and Urban Development |
IUFRO |
http://www.fs.fed.us |
| 11-13 |
Portland, Oregon |
Who will Own the Forest? 3 Summit Conference |
World Forestry Institute |
http://wfi.world forestry.org |
| 18-22 |
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
4th Ordinary Session of the Council of MInisters (COMIFAC) |
COMIFAC |
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| 19-20 |
Oslo, Norway |
GEO-4 High-level Consultative Group Meeting |
UNEP |
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| 26-27 |
Beijing, China |
Forest Dialogue Forum of China |
Chinese Academy of Forestry |
jiangchq@caf.ac. cn |
| 26-29 |
Bari,
Italy |
Patterns
and Processes in Forest Landscapes: Consequences of
Human Management |
IUFRO |
http://www. greenlab.uniba.it |
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| October |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 1-4 |
Busua, Ghana |
International Workshop on Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges for Forest Mitigation Projects and Sub-Saharan Tropical Africa |
ITTO / Ghana Forestry Commission |
http://www.itto.org .jp |
| 2-6 |
Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam |
13th Scientific Conference
Conference on New Challenges in Management of Boreal Forests |
International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) |
http://www.sfak. slu.se |
| 2-6 |
Umea, Sweden |
13th Scientific Conference
Conference on New Challenges in Management of Boreal Forests |
International Boreal Forest Research Association (IBFRA) |
http://www.sfak. slu.se |
| 3-6 |
Geneva,
Switzerland |
United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe Timber Committee,
63rd Session, 64th session |
UNECE |
http://www.unece. org |
| 5-6 |
Santa Cruz, Bolivia |
1st Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Sustainable Development |
OAS |
http://www.oas org |
| 9-10 |
Warsaw,
Poland |
Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe Expert Level Meeting |
MCPFE |
http://www.mcpfe.
org |
| 9-11 |
Panama City, Panama |
EEP Forum "European Union Meets Latin America on Renewable Energy" |
CCAD, Finish Presidency for EU |
http://www.eep-ca.org |
| 10-13 |
Charleston,
USA |
Sustainable
Forest Management with Fast Growing Plantations |
IUFRO,
Scion Research |
http://www.iufro.org |
| 19-21 |
Nakuru, Kenya |
Trends in Forest Ownership, Forest Resources Tenure and Institutional Arrangements in Africa |
FAO, Resource Conflict Institute |
francesca.romano @fao.org |
| 23-26 |
Vancouver, Canada |
23rd Session of the North American Forestry Commission |
FAO Regional Forestry Commission |
http://www.fs.fed.us |
| 24-26 |
Vilnius, Lithuania |
Workshop on Pan-European Recommendations for Afforestation and Reforestation in the Context of UNFCCC |
MCPFE |
http://www.mcpfe. org |
| 25-27 |
Freiburg,
Germany |
Knowledge
Management in Forestry |
Forest
Research Institute of Baden-Wuerttemberg (FVA), Germany
WSL, Switzerland; BFW, Austria; LWF, Germany |
Dr.
Marc Hanewinkel
email:
Marc Hanewinkel
@forst.bwl.de |
| 30 Oct - 3 Nov |
New Delhi, India |
18th Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol |
Ozone cell, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India |
http://www.mopindia. com |
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| November |
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| December |
| Date |
Place |
Title |
Organizer |
Contact |
| 4-8 |
Washington
DC, USA |
Consultations
and Global Environmental Facility Council Meeting |
GEF |
http://www.gefweb.
org |
| 11-15 |
UNHQ, New York |
UNFF Ah-Hoc Expert Group on Non-Legally Binding Instrument |
UNFF |
http://www.un.org/ forests |
| 17-19 |
Algiers, Algeria |
Joint International Conference: "Desertification and the International Policy Imperative" |
UNU, UNCCD |
http://www.inweh .unu.edu |
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