Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper 171 Technical meeting on assessment and monitoring of forest degradation Rome, Italy 8-10 September 2009 © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009

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Contents

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Abbreviations and Acronyms (Download - 357 KB)
Executive summary (Download - 357 KB)
Introduction (Download - 357 KB)
Summary of presentations and discussions by session (Download - 188 KB)
Key messages/Conclusions (Download - 47 KB)
Recommended actions (Download - 47 KB)
Annex 1. List of Participants (Download - 45 KB)
Annex 2. Meeting Time Table (Download - 74 KB)

Annex 3. Presentations

Part 1 (Download - 450 KB)  Part 2 (Download - 394 KB)  Part 3 (Download - 553 KB)  Part 4 (Download - 1.4 MB)  Part 5 (Download - 768 KB)  Part 6 (Download - 992 KB)  Part 7 (Download - 1 MB)  Part 8 (Download - 1 MB)  Part 9 (Download - 859 KB)  Part 10 (Download -1 MB)  Part 11 (Download - 1 MB)  Part 12 (Download - 942 KB)  Part 13 (Download - 702 KB)

Annex 4.  Working Groups (Download - 63 KB)
Annex 5.  Degradation Meeting Cards (Download - 34 KB)
Annex 6.  Background Documents (Download - 30 KB)