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DISCUSSION No. 121   •   FSN Forum digest No. 1198


Online consultation on the first draft of the FAO voluntary guidelines on national forest monitoring

until 21 October 2015






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Dear members,
We are happy to share the first two contributions to the online consultation on<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/forestry> the first draft of the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on national forest monitoring. <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/forestry>
FAO Forestry Department is sharing a draft version of the Voluntary Guidelines - Section III<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/121_forestry_monitoring/Draft_FAO_VG_NFMA.pdf>, which includes the elements needed to establish and sustain National Forest Monitoring Systems. This document follows Sections I-II<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/121_forestry_monitoring/Voluntary%20Guidelines%20Section%20I_II%20EN(1).pdf> of the Voluntary Guidelines, which provide background and principles and have already been endorsed by the Committee on Forestry.
Inputs of interested members and of a broad set of experts and practitioners working on forestry will help to improve the document and ensure it reflects countries' forests needs and peculiarities.
If you are interested in forestry, please take a look at the draft and provide comments either by responding to the questions proposed by Eduardo Mansur or by providing general feedback.
Comments are most welcome in English<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/forestry>, French<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/fr/forum/discussions/forestry> and Spanish<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/es/forum/discussions/forestry>.
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[cid:image003.png@01D101E3.125CF160]Lal Manavado, University of Oslo, Norway

Lal calls for an holistic approach in the management of forest resources and provides positive feedback on the multi-sector approach set out in the draft version of the guidelines. [...]
Read the contribution online<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-first-draft-fao-voluntary-guidelines-national-forest-mo-0>


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[cid:image003.png@01D101E3.125CF160]Bhubaneswor Dhakal, Nepal

Bhubaneswor shares his concerns about the draft, which needs to address the following: i) clarify the difference between information used for National Forest Monitoring Systems as opposed to the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment Report; ii) provide more detailed and specific guidance; iii) expand information to be collected to all forest products; iv) include the specific needs and livelihoods of indigenous forest people; v) use the term "humanpower" instead of "manpower". [...]
Read the contribution online <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-online-consultation-first-draft-fao-voluntary-guidelines-national-forest-moni>



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