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. ·
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
-------------------------------------------------- 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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