REPORT of the 16th Meeting of the Forest Communicators Network
May 13 – 15, 2008, Bilbao/Spain
The 16th meeting of the UNECE-FAO Forest Communicators Network was hosted by
the Basque Government, the Forest Service of Bizkaia and the Union of Southern
European Foresters USSE. 43 people from 16 countries and 7 international
organisations participated. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Ingwald Gschwandtl
from Austria, Leader of the FCN. This report is meant to document the main outcomes of the meeting, the decisions
taken, which guide the activities of the network and determine the priorities to focus
on in the near future. This report does not attempt to reflect the wealth of information
and experiences shared and the rich discussions led. However, the documents
attached (agenda, list of participants and draft new FCN mandate) as well as the
presentations illustrate the amplitude of issues addressed.
The meeting documents and further information on the FCN are available at
http://www.unece.org/trade/timber/pr/pr.htm. .
The presentations are posted at
http://www.usse.es/en/index.html. .