Waves of hope. Report of the regional coordination workshop on rehabilitation of tsunami-affected forest ecosystems: strategies and new directions RAP PUBLICATION 2005/07

Waves of hope
Report of the regional coordination workshop on
rehabilitation of tsunami-affected forest ecosystems:
strategies and new directions






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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Bangkok, 2005


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Cover photos: Satellite imageries (Aceh, Indonesia, 10 January 2003 and 29 December 2004) by Space Imaging/CRISP-Singapore and photos by Mette Løyche Wilkie and Masakazu Kashio (FAO)

Cover design: Miyuki Ishikawa

For copies of the report, write to:

Patrick B. Durst
Senior Forestry Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 697 4000
Fax: (66-2) 697 4445
Email: [email protected]

© FAO 2005
ISBN 974-7946-69-6


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Critical issues raised at the workshop

3. Vision and guiding principles

4. Recommendations

Annex 1. Summaries of technical presentations and discussions

Annex 2. Summaries of country deliberations and open discussion forum

Annex 3. Summaries of presentations of international and regional organizations and plenary discussion

Annex 4. Summaries of working group discussions

Annex 5. Program of the workshop

Annex 6. List of participants

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