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The Forty-fourth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and the Associated Sessions of the Four Committees 3-8 November 2008, in Yokohama, Japan |
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Highlights for Wednesday, 05 November 2008
On Wednesday, the forty-fourth session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) entered its third day of discussions in Yokohama, Japan. The Council met in the morning for the annual timber market discussion, followed by a side event on harnessing the economic benefits of environmental services generated through SFM.
In the afternoon, the Council met to discuss: links between ITTO and UNFCCC; measures to improve the ITTO project cycle and associated guidance manuals; and a progress report on the implementation of the ITTO Biennial Work Programme. This was followed by concurrent sessions of the Committees on Economic Information and Market Intelligence; the Committee on Forest Industry; and the Committee on Reforestation and Forest Management.
In the evening, the Committee on Finance and Administration met to discuss: the administrative budget for 2009; contributions to the administrative budget; and the current status of the administrative account. An ad-hoc working group met in the evening to continue discussions on thematic programs and another met to draft a decision on the ITTO Action Plan 2008-2013.
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Charlotte Cudby, Nimmo-Bell, presented a side event on realizing economic benefits from environmental services from SFM, stressing the need to consider communitie's wants and needs. |
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B.C.Y. Freezailah, Malaysia | Carolina Costellini, Brazil | Hideaki Takai, Japan |
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James Gasana, Switzerland, presented on the revised ITTO Project Formulation Manual. Several delegates commented that the clarity of this guidance document has been significantly improved. |
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The Committee on Economic Information and Market Intelligence and the Committee on Forest Industry met to discuss project and pre-project proposals and policy work. L-R: Frances Maplesden and Amha Bin Buang, ITTO Secretariat; Michele Mire, US; Tetra Yanuariadi and Ramon Carrillo Arellano, ITTO Secretariat. |
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Participants conversing in the hallways. |
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Outside view of the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center. |
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