Community forest management and enterprises: global issues and opportunities, Rio Branco, Brazil, July 2007

An international conference that will bring together about 250 leaders of forest communities, public forest agencies, industry and conservation groups to share experiences in community forest management and enterprises from around the world. The issues to be discussed will be the best ways of assisting the sustainable development of community-based operations.

The conference is organized by the International Tropical Timber Organization and the Rights and Resources Initiative in cooperation with IUCN – the World Conservation Union and the Global Alliance of Community Forestry. It is hosted by the Government of Acre and the Government of Brazil through the newly created Brazilian Forest Agency.
More information at:
http://www.rightsandresources.org/news/spotlight/2007.7.1.CFE.Conference.html