Purpose of the Seminar
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Contribute to making sure that certification works better towards SFM
· Participation of all stakeholders
is necessary for achieving SFM; there are concerns among them and that is why confidence building is needed
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Objectives of the Seminar
· Clarify
why there is lack of confidence and how the situation could be improved
· Explore options for ways to
improve the cooperation between certification schemes, including mutual
recognition
· Facilitate the participation of developing countries and NGOs in the debate
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This Seminar Is NOT
· a
negotiation process
· aimed at
an agreed set of conclusions and recommendations
· aimed at promoting any particular scheme or approach
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Mutual Recognition
· Broad
use of a strictly defined concept
· Various ways and means to implement it
· Comparability, compatibility,
equivalence and cooperation between schemes
· Mutual, multilateral or unilateral recognition
MR means different things for different people
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Actors in Certification
· Forest
owners and managers
· Forest
communities and users
· Forest
industry and trade
· Trade
unions
· Civil society, NGOs,
CBOs, consumers, etc.
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Governments as regulators and managers
· Certification industry (certifiers,
accreditors, consultants)
· Aid
agencies and international organizations
· Other stakeholders
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Programme
3. Stocktaking on Collaboration
4. Stakeholder Views on Credible
Schemes
5. Status and Experience on Cooperation
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5. Status and
Experience on Cooperation
7. Group Work and Reporting
8. Conclusions and
Future Actions
9. Closing Session
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Unbiased Leadership
· Without
taking sides
· Breathe freely
in the presence of passionate fears and desires
· Own house is clean; own conflicts are
clarified
· Lead without
dominating
· Open and
receptive, no matter what issues arise
· Let others discover ideas themselves
Source: Lao Tzu
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