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In the framework of the EC/ACP FORENET project, a workshop (26-30/01) to develop a cross-continental research project focusing on climate change and tropical forests was organized in CIFOR Headquarters and attended by the 3 focal points persons of the regions:
- Dr Joseph Okouyi Okouyi from IRET/CENAREST (Gabon)
- Ms Vanessa Benn from Iwokrama International Center (Guyana)
- Mr Forova Oavika from PNG Forest Research Institute (PNG)

Project management meetings in Guyana:

The first Scientific Advisory Group meeting (SAG1) and Second Steering Committee Meeting (SC2) of the ACP FORENET project were held in Guyana, June 16 till 20 in Georgetown and at the Iwokrama Field Center. The SAG1 meeting saw the participation of 12 SAG members (from Australia, New-Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Guyana, Canada, The Netherlands, France and Belgium) assisted by the project coordinator and the focal point persons of the regions. The SC2 meeting was attended by representatives of the donor, of all the project partners except Papua New Guinea and by observers from the Iwokrama International Center and from the Guyana Forestry Commission. Minutes of these meetings are available to project partners in the “Collaboration Tools” page or by request to the project coordinator (Dr Robert Nasi, CIFOR).

Sustainable Forest Management in Africa Symposium.
South Africa, 3 - 7 November 2008

The Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, and the Commercial Products from the Wild Group, in collaboration with the Copperbelt University (Zambia), Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique), the Research Institute in Tropical Ecology of the National Centre for Scientific and Technological Research (Gabon), the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) will host the international Sustainable Forest Management in Africa Symposium, in South Africa from 3 to 7 November 2008. MORE

The World Conservation Congress. 5 to 14 October 2008, Barcelona, Spain.

The World Conservation Congress, co-hosted by Spain and Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 14 October 2008, is the premier environmental event of 2008. The first part of the Congress, the World Conservation Forum, runs from 6 to 10 October and is a great opportunity to debate pressing issues and their solutions for sustainable development. MORE