13th World Forestry Congress
Argentina
October 2009
The 13th World Forestry Congress will be held in Argentina in October 2009.
The Congress is held every six years and this time is being organised by the FAO with the support of the Republic of Argentina. The Congress will involve over 6000 participants from government, industry and non-governmental organisations from over 160 countries.
The theme of the Congress is “Forests in Development: A Vital Balance”. The Congress will include one week of presentations, conferences, round-table discussions, parallel events and exhibits.
The Congress presents an opportunity for New Zealand businesses, researchers and civil society to showcase their practices, products, science and research in forestry related fields. MAF invites all people that are involved and/or interested in forestry to attend the Congress and/or consider establishing an exhibit, submitting papers and/or presentations.
The Congress will address its main theme of “Forests in Development: A Vital Balance” by looking at seven focus areas. These are:
- forests and biodiversity;
- producing for development;
- forests in the service of people;
- caring for our forests;
- forest sector: development opportunities;
- organising forest development;
- people and forests in harmony.
Further information on the Congress and specific topics within each focus area can be found at www.wfc2009.org. This page will be updated as the date of the Congress gets closer.
The deadline for submission of abstracts for WFC2009 has been extended until 31 December 2008.
More information is available on the WFC website at www.wfc2009.org. Guidelines on the presentation of voluntary papers and posters are available here [PDF 589 KB] and a list of thematic sub-themes is available here [PDF 571KB].
Contact for Enquiries
Policy Analyst
International Policy Group
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PO Box 2526
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Phone: +64 4 894 0100
Fax: +64 4 894 0742
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