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WHAT THE ACRONYMS MEAN | |
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UNSO |
= United Nations Sahel Office |
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DANIDA |
= Danish International Development Agency |
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SIDA |
= Swedish International Development Agency |
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IUFRO |
= International Union of Forestry Research Organizations |
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UNEP |
= United Nations Environment Programme |
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EFC |
= European Forestry Commission |
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ECE |
= Economic Commission for Europe |
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ILO |
= International Labour Organisation |
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When |
Where |
What 1976 |
FAO Forestry Department contact |
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14-19 June |
Hyvinkää |
Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Committee on Forest Working Techniques and Training of Forest Workers and symposium on the harvesting of a larger part of the forest biomass - to be preceded by a study tour from 9 to 12 June |
H. Chauvin |
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5 - 8 July |
Geneva |
Ad hoc meeting of experts on standardization of stress grading and finger jointing of coniferous sawn timber |
T. Peck.* |
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21-22 July |
Rome |
2nd Review Meeting Pulp and Paper Industrial Development Programme |
K. Sargent/G. Amantini |
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8-27 August |
Lima (Peru) |
FAO/SIDA seminar on employment in forestry for Latin American countries |
G.E. Segerström |
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16 August-4 September |
Manila |
FAO/SIDA workshop on forestry development planning for countries of south-east Asia |
J.E.M. Arnold |
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20-24 September |
Bucharest |
FAO Regional Conference |
T. Peck* |
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27 September-10 October |
Bucharest |
Symposium on extending the use of wood residues |
T. Peck* |
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4, 5, 6 October |
Rome |
Expert consultation on accessibility of forest resources (1st session) |
H. Chauvin/P.J. Lanly |
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18-22 October |
Geneva |
ECE Timber Committee (34th session) |
E. Kalkkinen* |
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10-12 November |
Rome |
FAO Advisory Committee on Forestry Education (8th session) |
H.A. Hilmi |
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15-20 November |
Rome |
Committee on Forest Development in the Tropics (4th session) |
O. Fugalli |
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22-27 November |
Rome |
Committee on Forestry (3rd session) |
L. Giménez-Quintana |
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29 November- |
Dehra Dun |
FAO/SIDA workshop in forestry development |
A. Contreras |
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17 December |
(India) |
planning for countries of the Near East and south Asia |
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December |
Rome |
Expert Consultation on soil conservation and management in developing countries |
S.H. Kunkle |
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** |
** |
Executive Committee of the European Forestry Commission |
E. Kalkkinen* |
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** |
** |
Seminar on pedagogic and organizational problems of forest worker training |
H. Chauvin |
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When |
Where |
What 1977 |
FAO Forestry Department contact |
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First quarter |
Yaoundé (tent.) |
Training course on forest inventory for French-speaking foresters |
P.J. Lanly |
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3-7 January |
Geneva |
Study group on vocational training and prevention of accidents in forest work (11th session) |
H. Chauvin |
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February/ March |
Malaysia or Indonesia |
Regional consultation on the impact of mechanized harvesting on the silviculture and management of tropical forests in Asia and the Far East |
Tran van Nao |
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21-26 March |
Canberra |
Third world consultation on forest tree breeding |
R. Willan |
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23-26 March |
United Kingdom |
Seminar on the advantages of the behaviour of wood products in fire |
T. Peck* |
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March |
Canberra |
Panel of experts on forest gene re sources (4th session) |
R. Willan |
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9-18 May. |
France |
FAO/Unesco Technical Consultation on forest fires in the Mediterranean region (In collaboration with IUFRO) |
O.Fugalli/Tran van Nao |
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2nd quarter |
Ossiach |
FAO/Austria training course on forest operations in mountainous forests |
R. Heinrich |
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2nd quarter |
Singapore |
FAO/NORAD seminar on storage, transport and shipping of wood |
G.E. Segerström |
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2nd quarter |
Geneva |
Joint FAO/ECE working party on forest economics and statistics (11th session) |
P.A. Wardle |
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Second half |
Geneva or Rome |
European Forestry Commission (18th session) |
E.Kalkkinen/J. Torres |
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Second quarter |
Rome or Stockholm |
Seminar on forest resource appraisal in forestry and land-use planning |
P.J. Lanly |
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September |
Rome |
Committee on Wood-based Panel Products (5th session) |
J. Swiderski/B.N. Prasad |
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20-22 September |
Tunis |
Consultation of experts on world pulp and paper demand, supply and trade |
L. Markila/S. Pringle |
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23 September |
Tunis |
Advisory Committee of Experts on Pulp and Paper (18th session) |
L.Markila/L. Lintu |
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October |
Geneva |
ECE Timber Committee (35th session) |
E. Kalkkinen* |
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Last quarter |
** |
FAO/SIDA training course on forest sector analysis |
A. Contreras |
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Last quarter |
Latin America |
FAO/SIDA seminar on the role of forestry in rural development in Latin America |
J. Prats Llaurado/H.A. Hilmi |
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** |
Rome |
Inter-regional seminar on forestry personnel administration |
J. Prats Llaurado/F. Schmithusen |
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** |
Near East or Medit. area |
Seminar on forest tree physiology |
O. Fugalli |
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** |
Africa |
Training course for wildlife and park management field personnel in Africa |
G.S. Child |
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** |
Latin America |
Technical consultation on planning tropical timber development in South America |
T. Erfurth |
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** |
** |
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (10th session) |
J. Torres |
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** |
Symposium on the effects of pollution on vegetation |
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** |
** |
Study group on methods and organization of forest work (9th session) |
H. Chauvin |
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Timber Committee study tour |
E. Kalkkinen* |
* Joint ECE/FAO Timber Division, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland.
** Undetermined
