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International forest seminar, Nov 2006, India

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Garhwal, India, 1-3 November 2006

A seminar on ‘Forests, Forest Products and Services: Research, Development and Challenges Ahead’ will be held at HNB Garhwal University, India in November this year. Themes will include:

  • Ecosystem Service Accounting

  • Mountain Development through Watershed Management

  • Management of Non-Timber Forest Products – Policy and Legislation

  • Criteria & Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management

  • Technological Development in Forests

Academics, scientists, policy makers, forest managers and researchers are all invited and can obtain more information from forestseminar@rediffmail.com and www.uttara.in

Organised by the Department of Forestry and HNB Garhwal University. Sponsored by the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE), ICIMOD and the Ford Foundation.


James Clarke
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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).