Between March 16^th and 20^th, 2009, over 550 participants from member states gathered at FAO in occasion of the 19th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Committee on Forestry (COFO), held jointly with the first edition of the World Forest Week. The participants included representatives of countries, heads of forestry departments, UN agencies, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, all brought together to identify emerging policy and technical issues, seek solutions and advise FAO and others on appropriate action. The Committee on Forestry (COFO) is the most important of the FAO Forestry Statutory Bodies. The Committee is convened every two years, at FAO headquarters in Rome.

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