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1 February 2012 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture FO:NEFRC/2012/Inf.2 Продовольственная и cельскохозяйственная организация Объединенных Наций Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura E NEAR EAST FORESTRY AND RANGE COMMISSION TWENTIETH SESSION SECOND NEAR EAST FORESTRY WEEK ANTALYA, TURKEY 29 JANUARY 02 FEBRUARY 2012 Good Governance of Forests and Rangelands : Pillar of Food Security PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE Sunday, 29 January Registration, Hotel Vogue Avant Garde Item 1: Opening of the 20th Session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) and 2nd Near East Forestry Week (NEFW) Item 2: Adoption of the Agenda (Doc FO:NEFRC/2012/1 Rev.1) Item 3: Election of officers (no document) Item 4: Follow-up on requests and recommendations of the 19th Session of the This document is printed in limited numbers to minimize the environmental impact of FAO's processes and contribute to climate neutrality. Delegates and observers are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and to avoid asking for additional copies. Most FAO meeting documents are available on the Internet at

2 2 FO:NEFRC/2012/Inf.2 Commission The mandate and activities of the Regional Regional Forestry and Rangeland bodies in the Near East: An Overview (Doc FO:NEFRC/2012/4.1) Secretariat Report on FAO and Country activities in the Region and Follow-up on requests and recommendations of the 19th Session of the Commission (Doc FO:NEFRC/2012/4.2) Sunday, 29 January afternoon Lunch break Item 5: FAO and country activities in the region Adaptation of the forest sector and sustainable developement (a) Adaptation in the forest sector and sustainable development (Doc : NEFRC/2012/5.1) (b) Experiences of the Near East countries on utilization and processing of nonwood forest products (Doc : NEFRC/2012/5.2) Item 5: FAO and country activities in the region: priority issues for the 20th session of the Commission cont d Forest and range sustainable management (c) Regional initiatives for landscape restoration: Analysis and lessons learnt from Afforestation and Landscape restoration in drylands (Doc: NEFRC/2012/5.3 ) (d) Use of treated waste water in forestry and agroforestry systems (Doc: NEFRC/2012/5.4 )

3 FO:NEFRC/2012/Inf Reception offered by the Host Country Monday, 30 January Item 5: FAO and country activities in the region: priority issues for the 20th session of the Commission cont d (ii) Forest and range sustainable management cont d (e) Progress in preparation of the State of the World s Forest Genetic Resources (Doc : NEFRC/2012/5.5) (f) Responding to increasing and changing demands in Fire management (Doc : NEFRC/2012/5.6) (iii) Forest Protection and wildlife conservation: (g) Regional networks, between needs and wills (Doc : NEFRC/2012/5.7) Monday, 30 January, afternoon Advisory Panel on Forest Knowledge (APFK) Lunch break Item 8: State of information and knowledge on forests and range resources in the Near East Supporting Sustainable Forest management through Global Forest Assessments: long-term strategy resources Preparation for a long-term strategy for the Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) programme (Doc: FO:NEFRC/2012/8)

4 4 FO:NEFRC/2012/Inf Item 7: Heads of Forestry Dialogue - Near East forest sector: Forest financing: challenges and opportunities (Doc: FO:NERFC /2012/7) 19: Reception hosted by FAO Tuesday, 31 January, Item 10: Update on current and emerging international issues (i) 2nd MFW & Silva Mediterranea progress report (Doc: FO:NEFRC/2012/10.1) (ii) Other current and emerging international issues (Doc: FO:NEFRC/2012/10.2) Item 6: In-session seminar: FAO Priorities and Activities in the Sub regions: North Africa, Gulf & Yemen, Oriental Near East and Central Asia (Presentations by the Sub regional Coordinators) Lunch break Parallel Events: (i) to identify (ii) to identify

5 FO:NEFRC/2012/Inf Parallel Events cont d Wednesday, 01 February all day Field Excursion, Thursday, 02 February Item 9: Regional issues identified by the 20th session of the Commission for the attention of the 21st session of the Committee on Forestry (September 2012) and of the 31th Regional Conference for the Near East (September 2012) Item 11: Any other business Item 12: Date and place of next session Item 13: Adoption of the report Item 14: Closure of the 20th Session of the Near East Forestry Commission and of the 2nd Near East Forestry Week