Proceedings Of The Sub-Regional Workshop On Data Collection And Outlook Effort For Forestry In The Caribbean
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	EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL VIII DEVELOPMENT

Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management
in ACP Countries
Linking National and International Efforts

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (1998-2000)
Tropical forestry Budget line B7-6201/97-15/VIII/FOR
PROJECT GCP/INT/679/EC

PROCEEDINGS OF SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON
DATA COLLECTION AND OUTLOOK EFFORT FOR FORESTRY
IN THE CARIBBEAN
PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
21-25 FEBRUARY 2000

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MAP OF THE REGION
GROUP PICTURE
ACRONYMS

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1.1. Project objectives
1.2. Project implementation tasks
1.3. Workshop objectives
1.4. Implementing processes for the workshop
1.5. Location, timing, and participating countries

2. THE WORKSHOP AT PORT-OF-SPAIN (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

2.1. The organization of the workshop
2.2. Introductory addresses and highlights
2.3. Presentation of country briefs
2.4. Presentation of the working groups

3. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS

3.1. Forest resources
3.2. Forest products
3.3. Outlook discussion group
3.4 Pilot study project
3.5 Other presentation

4. WORKSHOP CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1. Forest resources
4.2 Forest products
4.3 Outlook for the forestry sector

APPENDIX I - LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

APPENDIX II - WORKSHOP AGENDA

APPENDIX III - FAO INPUTS

a) Documentation provided by FAO
b) Main wood energy issues to be addressed in the meeting
c) The development of a forestry statistical service
d) Towards a harmonised definition of Non-Wood Forest Products
e) Discussion Paper on Trees outside Forests -
f) Forestry Sector Outlook Slides

APPENDIX IV - PRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE WORKING GROUPS

a) Forest Resources Group Report
b) Forest products group report
c) Forestry Sector State, Issues, Trends and Feasible Policy Actions

BAHAMAS
BARBADOS
BELIZE
REPUBLIC OF CUBA
DOMINICA
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
GRENADA
GUYANA
HAITI
JAMAICA
ST. LUCIA
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS
ST. VINCENT AND GRENADINES
SURINAME
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

ACRONYMS

ACP	African, Caribbean and Pacific countries that are signatories of the Lomé Convention
ADG	Assistant Director General
CARICOM	Caribbean Community
CATIE	Centro Agronomia Tropical de Investigación y de Enseñanza.
CFSOS	Caribbean Forestry Sector Outlook Study
FAO	Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nation
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
IITF	International Institute of Tropical Forestry
IUCN	The World Conservation Union
MALMR	Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources
NFAP	National Forestry Action Plan
NWFP	Non-wood forest product
SFM	Sustainable Forest Management
TCP	Technical Cooperation Programme
TOF	Trees outside the forest
UNEP	United Nations Environmental Programme
WAICENT	World Agricultural Information Centre