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UNFF COUNTRY-LED INITIATIVE

Lessons Learned in Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting on Implementation of IPF/IFF Proposals for Action

17-20 March 2003, Viterbo, Italy

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Thursday, 20 March

Following a morning field trip to the Monti Cimini forest, participants met in a closing Plenary to adopt the UNFF Country-led Initiative's final report.

After reviewing the text, delegates adopted the report. The meeting came to a close at 6:15 pm

The Viterbo Report, consisting of 21 conclusions and 21 recommendations, will be forwarded to UNFF-3, which will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 26 May to 6 June 2003.

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The representatives of China

Delegates in discussion prior to closing Plenary

Marvin Brown, International Council of Forest Product Association with Rin-Won Joo, Korea

Antonio Morizaki, Peru

Participants review the text of the final report

Giorgio Trabattoni, Italy

Architectural images from Tuscia University, Viterbo

The Sustainable Developments team, from the left: David Fernau, Rado Dimitrov and Mark Schulman


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