Special Programme for Developing Countries
- Workshop participants Accra
The mission of the Special Programme for Developing Countries (in short IUFRO-SPDC) is "to expand and foster forest research capacity in developing and economically disadvantaged countries".
According to the programme's strategy for 2007 to 2010 the IUFRO-SPDC activities cover the
following five priority areas:
- Enhancing core scientific competence;
- Improving information management and dissemination;
- Enhancing science contribution to policy processes;
- Promoting communication and multi-stakeholder learning processes,
- Providing institutional support to regional forest research networks.
Major IUFRO-SPDC Sponsors 2009
- Workshop participants Umea
IUFRO gratefully acknowledges the contributions and assistance of:
FORMIN – Ministry of Foreign Affairs Finland – Korea Forest Research Institute – USDA Forest Service – Lebensministerium – International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Activities and Projects 2009
UPCOMING Activities:
- FORNESSA Networking Week
22-26 June 2009
Blantyre, Malawi
Participation in this networking week is by invitation only. Interested scientists from Africa may contact Dr. J. Cobbinah at jrcobbinah(at)yahoo.co.uk
- Scientist Support Package for the XIII World Forestry Congress
16-23 October 2009
Buenos Aires, Argentina,
The support package includes a Science-Policy Interfacing Training Workshop and participation in the XIII World Forestry Congress
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ONGOING Activities:
- Scientific Publication Project "Keep Asia Green" – Work on Volume IV on West and Central Asia in progress
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RECENT Activities:
- Science-Policy Interfacing Training Workshop:
"Working effectively at the Interface of Forest Science and Forest Policy"
14-15 March 2009
Chandigarh, India
Implemented in conjunction with the IUFRO Scientific Meeting on "Plant Invasion and Forest Ecology: Concerns and Solutions"
Organizers:
IUFRO-SPDC in cooperation with the Centre of Environment & Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh and the Dayanand National Academy of Environmental Sciences, India.
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- Proposal Writing Training Workshop
20-22 February 2009
Hetauda, Nepal
Implemented in cooperation with the Institute of Forestry of the Tribhuvan University, Nepal and the ComForM Project (Community-based Natural Forest and Tree Management in the Himalaya Project), University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Workshop Report
