FLEGT 7th Annual Coordination Meeting
Venue: Centre Borschette, rue Froissart 36, Brussels
Working languages: English, French, Spanish
WEDNESDAY 25 April 2012 - Day one – Room AB-0D
08.30 - 09.30 Coffee and registration
Session 1: Update on FLEGT VPAs and EUTR
Moderation: Andy Roby, FLEGT Facilitator in Indonesia
09.30 - 9.45 Welcome & objectives of the meeting - Mathieu Bousquet ( DG DEVCO)
9.45 - 10.30 Introduction of participants
10.30 - 11.00 VPAs update (Mathieu Bousquet, DG DEVCO)
11.00 - 11.30 coffee break
11.30 - 11.50 EU Timber regulation (Svetla Atanasova, DG ENV)
11.50 - 12.00 Timber Regulation and VPAs (Mathieu Bousquet, DG DEVCO)
12.00 - 13.00 Q & A
13.00 - 14.30 break for lunch
Moderation: Denis Koulagna, Secretary General of the Ministry of forests and Fauna, Cameroon
14.30 - 14.50 Keynote address by Commissioner Potocnik (to be confirmed)
15.05 - 15.20 Presentation of Laos sector challenges and opportunities offered by a VPA: Intervention of the Chargé d'affaires at the Embassy of Laos, Bounpheng Saykanya
15.20 - 15.40 Keynote address by MEP Elisabeth Köstinger
15.40 - 16.00 coffee break
Moderation: Melissa Othman, EFI
16.00 - 16.15 Overview of FLEGT processes (Julia Falconer, DG DEVCO)
16.15 - 16.30 VPAs and poverty reduction, Mary Hobley
16.30 - 17.00 Q & A – Debate
17.00 - 17.30 Coordination & the FLEGT Apps (DG DEVCO)
17.30 - 17.45 Introductions of day 2: breakout groups
17.45 - 19.30 drinks reception at Borschette
THURSDAY 26 April 2012 - Day two AB-1A and AB-1C
9.00 - 12.30 Session 2: Regional breakout groups
Group 1: Africa / Room AB-0A (English, French, with simultaneous translation) / Moderator: Robert Simpson, FAO
- Tropenbos International: supporting the integration of legal and legitimate domestic timber markets into VPA
- CIFOR: PRO-FORMAL: Policy and Regulatory Options to recognise and better integrate the domestic timber sector in tropical countries
- SGS Société Générale de Surveillance: LiberFor: Monitoring the Liberian Forest Sector
- SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Promotion de la production et de l'exportation légales des bois issus des forêts communautaires (PEL-FC)
- FERN: Ensuring a seat at the table: Supporting NGO coalitions to participate in FLEGT VPA processes with the aim of improving forest governance and strengthening local and indigenous people rights
- Forest Peoples Programme (FPP): A strong Seat at the Table: Effective Participation of Forest-Dependent Communities and Civil Society Organisations in FLET
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CARE DANMARK FOND: Governance Initiative for Rights and Accountability in Forest Management (GIRAF)
Group 2: Latin America / Room AB-1C Group two (in Spanish, English) / Moderator: Tomi Tomasjuokka, EFI
- TRAFFIC International LBG: Supporting the implementation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan in South America
- OXFAM GB LBG: Forests and Ethnic Territories in the Chocó-Darién region of Colombia and Ecuador: Territorial Management and Responsible Management and Trade of Forest Products
- Fundación Natura: Establishment of Legality Assurance Systems Based on Sustainability Certification for Forest Production And Chain of Custody, With Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) In Colombia
- ICF HONDURAS: Proyecto de Modernization del Sector Forestal de Honduras (MOSEF)
Group 3: Asia/Pacific / Room AB-4C Group three (in English) / Moderator : Alex Hinrichs, EFI
- World Bank : FLEG and FLEGT processes in ENPI East countries + Russia
- EFI: Regional Support Program for the EU FLEGT Action Plan in Asia
12.30 - 14.00 break for lunch
14.00 - 17.15 Issues that need to be tackled in FLEGT (within regional groups) - Space open for discussions
Group 1: Africa: Room AB-0A / Moderator : Clare Brogan, IDL
Group 2: Latin America: Room AB-1C / Moderator : Jussi Viitanen, EF
Group 3: Asia/Pacific: Room AB-4C / Moderator : Hugh Speechly
17.15 - 17.30 Organization of Friday working groups
FRIDAY 27 April 2012 - Day three
8.30 – 9.15 Presentation of global projects, Room AB-0A / Moderator : Mathieu Bousquet, DEVCO
9.15 - 13.00 Session 3/ Thematic Groups
9.15 - 11.00 Session 1
Group 1 : Transparency and information, Room AB-0A/ Moderator : Christophe van Orshoven, EFI
Group 2 : Private sector – working on the demand side of FLEGT – Room AB-0B / Moderator : Anke Schulmeister, WWF
Group 3 : Independent monitoring – Room AB-1B / Moderator : Clare Brogan, IDL
11.00 - 11.15 coffee break
11.15 - 13.00 Session 2
Group 4 : FLEGT & REDD+ / Room AB-0A / Moderator : Clare Brogan, IDL
Group 5 : What needs to be improved in the FLEGT Action Plan / Room AB-0B / Moderator : Duncan Brack, CH
Group 6 : Impact Monitoring / Room AB-1B / Moderator : Paolo Cerutti, Cifor
13.00 - 14.00 Break for lunch
Plenary – Room AB 0A / Moderator : Penny Davies, Dfid
14.00 – 14:15 Key note address by Director Kristian Schmidt
15.30 - 16.00 Feedback from each breakout group in plenary (room AB 0D)
- Group 1: Africa
- Group 2: Latin America
- Group 3: Asia/Pacific
- Group 1: Transparency and information
- Group 2: Private sector – working on the demand side of FLEGT
- Group 3: Independent monitoring
- Group 4: FLEGT & REDD+
- Group 5: What needs to be improved in the FLEGT Action Plan
- Group 6: Impact Monitoring
15.30 - 16.00 coffee break
16.00 - 17.30 Evaluation and conclusion - Concluding remarks by DG DEVCO and ENV
End of the meeting
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