Proceedings of the Programme Inception Workshop: Forestry Information Processes and Planning

Information and analysis for sustainable forest management: linking national and international efforts in South and Southeast Asia

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (2000-2002)
Tropical Forestry Budget Line B7-6201/1B/98/0531
PROJECT GCP/RAS/173/EC

BANGKOK, THAILAND
10-12 JULY 2000

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The EC-FAO Partnership Programme on Information and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management: Linking National and International Efforts in South Asia and Southeast Asia is designed to enhance country capacities to collect and analyze relevant data, and to disseminate and up-to-date information on forestry, and to make this information more readily available for strategic decision making. Thirteen countries in South and Southeast Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam) participate in the Programme. Operating under the guidance of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) Working Group on Statistics and Information, the initiative is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in close partnership with experts from participating countries. It draws on experience gained from similar EC-FAO efforts in Africa, and the Caribbean and Latin America and is funded by the European Commission.

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Tan Lay Cheng

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1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1.1. Programme objectives
1.2. Programme implementation tasks
1.3. Workshop components
1.4 Workshop participation

2. WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION

2.1 Introductory addresses
2.2 Pilot study ranking exercise
2.3 Presentations on forestry information systems
2.4 Data collection processes exercise
2.5 Pilot study planning
2.6 Networking proposals
2.7 Country studies and policy review

3. CONCLUSIONS AND ACTION ITEMS

3.1 Workshop evaluation
3.2 Items for action

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1: List of participants
Appendix 2: Pilot study options and results of ranking exercise
Appendix 3: Data collection processes workbook
Appendix 4: Papers presented

Welcome Address
The information and analysis for sustainable forest management programme - Key linkages
The information and analysis for sustainable forest management programme - Outline and objectives
Purpose, objectives and outline of the workshop
Regional overview on strengthening national forestry information systems
Establishing a network of national correspondents
Forest resources and land-use change
Trees outside forest resources: Valuation and the evaluation of tree resources outside forest with special reference to south and southeast Asia
Wood energy
Forest plantations
Wood supply potential

Country paper on national information and planning process in forestry sector in Bangladesh
Information and analysis for sustainable forest management in Bhutan
Country presentation on information and analysis for sustainable forest management in Cambodia
Lao people's democratic republic country report on information processes and planning
Country paper: status of national forestry information system in India
The present condition of forest information system in Indonesia
Country paper on forestry information collection in Malaysia with specific reference to forestry department peninsular Malaysia
Country paper: forestry information collection in Nepal
Country paper: development of forestry information system for monitoring and evaluation of forestry sector master plan programmes in Pakistan
Thailand - Country report
Viet Nam - Country paper

Proceedings of the Programme Inception Workshop: Forestry Information Processes and Planning

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