WORKSHOP 21 – 23 SEPTEMBER 2004

The major kick-off event was the workshop held at CIFOR HQ in Bogor, Indonesia, 21 – 23 September 2004, with 28 participants, including 18 PhD students/young researchers that plan to do fieldwork in the near future. The workshop agenda included:

• A broad overview of PEN and the forest-poverty complex: Key research questions, state of the art, and theoretical approaches.

• Variables in the common data set.

• The modus operandi of PEN: Organization of PEN, activities, contracts, etc.

• Fieldwork methodologies: sampling, data collection, questionnaire design

• Definitions and methodologies for data analysis.

The outcome of the workshop will be reflected in the research tools currently under development.