2013 Strategic Review of the Joint ECE/FAO Integrated Programme of Work in Forestry and Timber
Contact Paola Deda for more information.
The main objective of the review process is to develop and agree on a Joint Programme of Work (PoW) for 2014-2017.
As part of the review all stakeholders who are or have been involved in the work of the ECE Timber Committee (TC) and FAO European Forestry Commission (EFC) and related subsidiary bodies, were invited to complete a Survey prepared by the bureaux of the TC/EFC and endorsed by the joint TC/EFC meeting in Antalya on 14 October 2011.
Results of this survey were presented at the 70th session of the TC and are available here:
Results of the Survey on the ECE/FAO Integrated Programme of Work
The Teams of Specialists also undertook their self-assessment:
Results of Teams of Specialists Internal Evaluations
The joint TC/EFC bureaux as well as the secretariat provided input to the review:
Those contributions provided the main input to the draft elements of the joint PoW prepared by the joint TC-EFC bureaux:
For ease of reference , also find here the Strategic Plan 2008-2013. A list of publications (2006-2011) is available here. A list of our meetings (2006-2011) is available here.
During the discussion of the Joint Programme of Work at the 70th session of TC, several proposals and amendments were made by member States. They will be reflected in the next version of the Joint Programme of Work during the Extraordinary Meeting of the Timber Committee with the European Forestry Commission, scheduled 17-18 June 2013, where the revised Joint Programme of Work and the revised Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy will be considered.
The following schedule is proposed for the review process:
Phase I: Evaluation | |
From January 2012 to April 2012 ☑ | |
The questionnaire is shared with relevant stakeholders and completed online by 27 April 2012 | |
March 2012, Working Party on FSEM ☑ | |
The teams of specialists will present and discuss with the Working Party the results of their internal evaluation (An additional one day meeting could be organized in the margins of WPFSEM to discuss the review. | |
May 2012 ☑ | |
The Secretariat prepares its assessments of work and outputs | |
July - August 2012 ☑ | |
The following documents are made available: (i) Compilation of results of the survey ; (ii) Secretariat's assessment ; (iii) First draft of the 2014-2017 programme of work to include scope, objectives, main elements and structure
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Phase II: Preparation of the programme of work 2014-2017 | |
October 2012 ☑ | |
The 70th session of the TC, which was also open to EFC delegates discussed and revised the inputs above, and further developed the draft programme of work. | |
April 2013, Working Party on FSEM | |
The WP discusses new Terms of Reference of the Teams of Specialists | |
June 2013, Extraordinary TC meeting | |
On the basis of discussion at the 70th session of TC, the Secretariat prepares the final draft of the 2014-2017 programme of work (Extraordinary TC meeting) | |
December 2013 | |
A joint session of the TC and the EFC finalizes and adopts the new 2014-2017 programme of work (Metsä2013 Joint Session) | |
January 2014 | |
Implementation of the new programme of work begins |
2008-2013 ECE/FAO Integrated Programme of Work
List of ECE/FAO meetings (2006-2011)
List of ECE/FAO publications (2006-2011)
List of ECE/FAO Discussion Papers (2006-2011)
Towards the 2013 Strategic Review of the integrated Programme of Work on Forestry and Timber: ECE/TIM/2011-FO/EFC/2011/9 (also available in RU and FR here )
