Congress proceedings synthesis
Subtitle: XII World Forestry Congress, Québec City, Canada, September 21 to 28, 2003 : Forests, source of life.
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
Subjects: Forests and forestry -- Congresses.; Sustainable forestry -- Congresses.; Forest management -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: XII World Forestry Congress.; Forests, source of life.
Description: Organized once every six years under the auspices of FAO, the World Forestry Congress is the most important forestry event held in the world. The twelfth session was held from 21 to 28 September 2003 in Quebec City, Canada, with the theme "Forests: source of life". More than 4000 people from 137 countries participated. The Main Volume of the XII WFC Proceedings was originally published only on CD-ROM. This Synthesis is published in print by FAO to disseminate the key contents of the Main Volume more widely. It contains the Introduction, the Programme, the Final Statement and the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Congress, as well as the statements given during the opening and closing ceremonies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.