World Forestry Congress XII

Voluntary papers

The theme of the Congress was “Forests, source of life”, and the three programme areas were: Area A “Forests for People”; Area B “Forests for the Planet”; and Area C “People and Forests in Harmony”. A total of 1 050 voluntary papers were submitted to the Congress; they were peer-reviewed and ranked by FAO staff and Canadian counterparts. FAO staff submitted a number of voluntary papers, 22 of which were selected for oral presentation during the Congress.