COFO 2005/1

COMMITTEE ON FORESTRY

SEVENTEENTH SESSION

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

1. Opening of the session

2. Adoption of the agenda

3. Election of officers and designation of the Drafting Committee

4. State of the World’s Forests (SOFO 2005)

5. Regional forestry commissions in action (panel with representatives from the bureaux)

6. Needs and opportunities for international cooperation in forest fire preparedness

7. The role of forests in contributing to the Millennium Development Goals

In-session seminar: Maintaining the international commitment to sustainable forest management

8. Decisions of FAO Governing Bodies of interest to the Committee

9. Shaping an action programme for FAO in forestry

10. XIII World Forestry Congress

11. Date and place of the next session

12 Adoption of the report

13. Closing of the session