International Symposium and Workshop
Challenges in Strengthening of Capacities for
Forest Policy Development in
Countries in Transitions
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
21-28 November 2003
Friday 21 November8.00 - 9.00 / Registration, coffee
9.00 - 9.30 / Opening Ceremony
Aleksandar Belic, Ministry Assistant for Foreign Collaboration, Ministry of Science and Technologies, Serbia and Montenegro
Aleksandar Vasiljevic, Director, Directorate for Forests, Ministry for Natural Resource Protection and Environment, Serbia and Montenegro
Ljubodrag Mihajlovic, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Radovan Nevenic, Deputy Director, Institute for Forestry, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Slobodan Vucicevic, Executive director, PE "SerbiaForest", Serbia and Montenegro
Libor Jansky, Senior Academic Programme Officer, United NationsUniversity (UNU)
Session 1: Knowledge-based Development Strategies: A Challenge to Forest Research and Policy Processes
Chair: Risto Päivinen, European Forest Institute (EFI)
9.30 - 9.50 / Policy Issues and Related Information Needs in MCPFE-Process
Christoph Wildbudger, MCPFE Liaison Unit, Vienna, Austria
9.50 - 10.10 / FAO Activities on CapacityBuilding in Balkan Region
Manuel Paveri Anziani, FAO
10.10 - 10.40 / Discussion
10.40 - 11.10 / Coffee / Tea
11.10 - 11.30 / Enhanced National Forest Programmes in Support of Sustainable Development: New Challenges to Economic and Sector Work
Gerhard Dieterle, the World Bank
11.30 - 11.50 / Contribution of International Cooperation to Transition of Forest Sector in CEES and EU Accession Countries
Jan Ilavsky, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Finland
11.50 - 12.40 / Discussion
12.40 - 14.00 / Lunch
Session 2: Country Reports on Recent Forest Policy Issues
Chair:Libor Jansky, UNU
14.00 - 14.50 / Balkan Region
14.00 - 14.20 / Serbia and Montenegro
14.20 - 14.30 / Bosnia and Herzegovina
14.30 - 14.40 / Croatia
14.40 - 14.50 / Macedonia, former YugoslavRepublic of
14.50 - 15.10 / Discussion
15.10 - 15.40 / CIS Region
15.10 - 15.20 / Russia
15.20 - 15.30 / Ukraine
15.30 - 15.40 / Belarus
15.40 - 16.00 / Discussion
16.00 - 16.30 / Coffee / Tea
16.30 - 17.10 / CEEC Region
16.30 - 16.40 / Bulgaria
16.40 - 16.50 / Romania
16.50 - 17.00 / Hungary
17.00 - 17.10 / CzechRepublic
17.10 - 17.30 / Discussion
17.30 - 17.50 / West and Central Asia
17.30 - 17.40 / Tajikistan
17.40 - 17.50 / Kyrgyzstan
17.50 - 18.10 / Discussion
18.10 - 18.20 / Closing of the First Day
Saturday 22 November
Session 3: Contribution of Policy Sciences and Socio-Economics to Forest Policy Development Processes
Chair: Paavo Pelkonen, Silva Network / University of Joensuu, Finland
9.00 - 9.20 / Policy Science in Making National Forest Programmes Work
Peter Glück, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria
9.20 - 9.40 / Communicative Aspects in Formulation and Implementation of NFPS
Gйrard Buttoud, French Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (ENGREF), France or Margaret Shannon, SUNY BuffaloSchool of Law, USA
9.40 - 10.10 / Discussion
10.10 - 10.40 / Coffee / Tea
10.40 - 11.00 / Cross-Sectoral Policy Coordination: Challenge, Options and Limits
Karl Hogl, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria
11.00 - 11.20 / Socio-Economic Research for Forest Policy Development
Olli Saastamoinen, University of Joensuu, Finland
11.20 - 11.50 / Discussion
11.50 - 12.00 / Setting the Scene for Working Groups
Libor Jansky, UNU
WG1: Balkan, Chair:
WG2: CIS, Chair:
WG3: CEEC, Chair:
WG4: West and Central Asia, Chair:
12.00 - 13.00 / Working Groups
13.00 - 14.30 / Lunch
14.30 - 16.30 / Working Groups
16.30 - 17.00 / Coffee / Tea
17.00 - 17.30 / Working Group Reports
Chairs:
Libor Jansky, UNU;
Paavo Pelkonen, Silva Network / University of Joensuu, Finland;
Ilpo Tikkanen, EFI
17.30 - 18.00 / Plenary Discussion and Closing of the Symposium
Chairs:
Libor Jansky, UNU;
Paavo Pelkonen, Silva Network / University of Joensuu, Finland;
Ilpo Tikkanen, EFI
Sunday 23 November
Excursion
CASE SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: PRIVATISATION PROCESS AND FORESTRY
8.00 / Departure
10.15 - 11.00 / Despotovac town library, refreshments
Presentation: What is SerbiaForest
Vitomir Rudolf, Director, Forest Managing Service Despotovac, PE "SerbiaForest", the host of the excursion
11.00 - 11.30 / Travel
11.30 - 12.15 / Beech forest
Aims of the forest management
Use of the wood: pulp, fuel wood, export? Why?
The effects of privatisation on forest management and aims - has the situation and future expectations changed due to privatisation and if so, how
12.15 - 13.00 / Travel
13.00 - 14.00 / Lunch
14.00 - 14.45 / Travel
14.45 - 15.45 / Beech forest
How this forest is managed and why this way? Problems and prospects? Aims? Tourism?
How to regenerate - problems and solutions
Coffee and refreshments beside the river
15.45 - 16.30 / Travel
16.30 - 17.45 / An orthodox Convent 'Manasija' near Despotovac
A visit to a still running convent
20-minute concert
17.45 - 19.45 / Travel to Belgrade
Workshop: Contribution of Forest Policy Science to the National and InternationalForest Policy Dialogue 24-28 November 20
Monday 24 November
9.00 / Opening of the Workshop
Peter Glück, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria
9.15 - 10.30 / Presentation of country reports (workshop participants)
10.30 - 11.00 / Coffee / Tea
11.00 - 12.30 / Presentation of country reports (workshop participants)
12.30 - 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 - 15.00 / Presentation of country reports (workshop participants)
15.00 - 15.30 / Coffee / Tea
15.30 - 17.00 / What is forest policy and why is it needed? (Peter Glück)
17.00 - 17.30 / Break with Coffee / Tea
17.30 - 19.00 / The concepts and meanings of social sustainability in forestry (Olli Saastamoinen)
19.00 - 19.15 / Break
19.15 - 20.15 / Discussion about the workshop programme
20.30 / Supper
Tuesday 25 November
9.00 - 10.30 / The political system (Peter Glück)
10.30 - 11.00 / Coffee / Tea
11.00 - 12.30 / Phases of the political process (Ilpo Tikkanen)
12.30 - 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 - 15.00 / Policy instruments (Peter Glück, Karl Hogl, Michael Pregernig)
15.00 - 15.30 / Coffee /Tea
15.30 - 17.30 / Total value of multiple forest products and services (Olli Saastamoinen)
17.30 - 17.45 / Break
17.45 - 19.00 / Assignment and discussion of group work
19.30 / Supper
Wednesday 26 November
9.00 - 10.30 / European and international nature conservation policy (Michael Pregernig)
10.30 - 11.00 / Coffee / Tea
11.00 - 12.30 / European and international nature conservation policy (Michael Pregernig)
12.30 - 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 - 15.00 / European and international forest policy (Peter Glück, Karl Hogl)
15.00 - 15.30 / Coffee / Tea
15.30 - 17.00 / European and international forest policy (Peter Glück, Karl Hogl)
17.00 - / Preparing the group works
20.00 / Supper
Thursday 27 November
9.00 - 10.30 / National forest policy (Peter Glück)
10.30 - 11.00 / Coffee / Tea
11.00 - 12.30 / NFPs - a new tool of forest policy (Karl Hogl)
12.30 - 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 - 18.00 / Visit 1.
18.00 - 19.30 / Presentation and discussion of group work
20.00 / Workshop dinner
Friday 28 November
9.00 - 10.30 / Presentation and discussion of group work
10.30 - 11.00 / Coffee / Tea
11.00 - 12.00 / Assessment of the workshop and future activities
12.00 - 13.30 / Lunch