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Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa, a country-led initiative in support of UNFF. Durban, South Africa, 8-11 April 2008

The Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa will bring together diverse stakeholders, policy makers and international experts to share experiences and explore opportunities for generating concrete gains from governance reforms and decentralized forest management. This Initiative in support of the United Nations Forum and Forests will provide a platform for bringing lessons from other international and national processes. It will also facilitate the expression of voices of stakeholders at different levels and for sharing the experiences especially of local people in their struggle to manage locally important resources that are, at the same time, of global interest. As local perspectives also enrich international discussions, the workshop aims to strengthen local involvement in the regional and global dialogue on forests.

Participants will include representatives of national and local governments, civil society, regional organizations, universities and international agencies.

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Department Water Affairs and Forestry (DWAF), South AfricaFederal Office for the Environment (FOEN), SwitzerlandFederal Office for the Environment (FOEN), SwitzerlandUnited Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)IntercooperationDepartment for International Development (DFID)GTZInternational Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)USDA Forest ServiceSDC - Swiss Agency for Development and CooperationRoyal Norwegian Embassy
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).