The First International Workshop on Community Forestry in Africa was held in the Gambia in February 1999. It began the process of bringing together all of the African experiences in community-based natural resource management. Until the Gambia workshop, those looking for documentation of existing initiatives would have looked towards Asia for information about best practices and experience in participatory forest management.

The paper describes the general physical and demographic features of eastern Sorsogon where Gracilaria farming is being developed. Gracilaria, like the Eucheuma seaweeds prior to farming, are presently gathered from the wild stocks. Unless some form of management is introduced, the natural seaweed beds will be depleted due to intensive collection for cash income by the fishing community.

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-15/15/13
Session: Sess. 15

Revue internationale des forts et des industries forestires

The ten years following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992) have been years of intense activity in the reformation of national and international laws. Over the last decade, sustainable developmetn has become a universal watchword, and a major catalyst for the reorientation of legal texts. Profound legal changes have been triggered by the transformation of socialist economies and the accelerating globalization of trade and economy.

Bнастоящем десятом по счету обзоре Состояние лесов мира подробно излагается непреложная истина: леса, лесное хозяйство и лесная продукция играют важнейшую роль в процессе устойчивого развития. Обзор Состояние лесов мира публикуется каждые два года. На протяжении всей истории экономическое развитие сопровождалось обезлесением. Именно в связи с обезлесением в лесоведении появилась и эволюционировала концепция устойчивого развития.

Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17-20
Session: Sess. 16

El objetivo principal de la Fase 2 es seleccionar los mejores productos, a la vez que se capacita a los miembros del grupo meta a desarrollar sus empresas. Al igual que en la Fase 1, la información se recoge en las cuatro áreas de desarrollo empresarial (mercado/economía, manejo de recursos/medio ambiente, social/institucional y ciencia y tecnología) para identificar oportunidades y limitaciones y seleccionar los productos de mayor potencial.

Meeting Name: Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources (of the CGRFA) - ITWG-FGR
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/WG-FGR-3/14/5

Revue internationale des forts et des industries forestires

This report discusses these trends by reference to examples from many countries which suggest viable ways to realise the development potential of wood energy without environmental or social drawbacks. It describes a changing role for wood energy in a changing world where fuelwood and wood-based fuels need no longer be associated with poverty or underdevelopment but could rank among viable modern options open to energy users everywhere.

Summary of conference proceedings incorporating the text of papers presented