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International cooperation on forest fires
Leading nations from around the world concerned with the future of
forests, pledged at the third Ministerial Meeting on Forests on Monday (March
14) to continue pursuit of the development of international cooperation on
forest fires in order to address uncontrolled forest fires and their root
causes. Issues at stake are the
rehabilitation of damaged forests; wood salvage; meeting the immediate needs
for wood for the reconstruction of piers, bridges, boats, houses and other
buildings as well as fuelwood; and the spread of pests and diseases through
wood and non-wood products.

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committees of the FAO 's Council.

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Forest Fires Tsunami Deforestation and Millennium Goals on the Agenda of High-Level Meetings on Forests

Jacques
Diouf , Director-General of FAO, said.
More than 9 million hectares of forests are lost globally each year,
whereas forests provide multiple economic, environmental, social and cultural
functions .

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*Media interested in attending activities at McChord AFB must contact Lt. on Saturday, June 4. Lives are lost, livelihoods imperiled, local
economies devastated, and the environment seriously degraded," Dr. The State of World's Forests 2005, a biennial FAO publication, will
also be launched during the committee meeting.

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Erika Yepsen at (253) 982-5637 by Friday at noon, June 3, 2005, to apply for
military base clearance.

Post-tsunami rehabilitation
The ministers discussed, among other things, the role of forestry in the
rehabilitation of Asian communities following the recent tsunami disaster. They help to conserve biodiversity, mitigate climate change,
provide clean water and energy, enhance soil fertility and support
livelihoods, among others.

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m. WASHINGTON and ROME, International cooperation on
forest fires, combating deforestation and the role of the forest sector in
post-tsunami rehabilitation and in achieving the Millennium Development Goals
are among key issues being discussed at the FAO Ministerial Meeting on Forests
and the Committee on Forestry this week in Rome.
Over twenty complementary events will be held on the sideline, covering
topics such as forest law compliance; forests and climate change; forests and
biodiversity; invasive species and the links between forested areas and
violent conflict.

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Hitt at (253) 967-0152 by Friday at 3 p.m. Kennedy Jr.

Deforestation and Millennium Goals
The ministers decried the state of global forest degradation and
reconfirmed their commitment to sustainable forest management and to improved
coordination of economic, environmental and social policies for enhanced
contribution of forests to development and achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals. Forests contribute directly to achieving two of the
Millennium Goals, namely reducing extreme poverty and ensuring environmental
sustainability .

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(Friday, June 3) Seattle 2:30 p.
Globally, an average of 400 to 500 million hectares burn each year from
forest fires.

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-- Closing Ceremonies (Ft. Lewis
-- Cowan Stadium)

WHERE: Fort Lewis , McChord Air Force Base and Weyerhaeuser King County
Aquatic Center

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Committee on Forestry
Some 400 representatives of member countries, non-governmental
organizations and the private sector will discuss during this week ways to
implement the commitments to which ministers agreed during their meeting on
Monday.

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, June 3, 2005, to apply for
military base clearance.
The committee meets every two years in Rome to debate key global forestry
issues and give advice to FAO on its work program on forests.

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*Media interested in attending activities at Ft. Media availability is at the DuPont Gate, exit 119,
between 9:30 a. Media must call
(253) 381-8711 to request escort from the gate to Cowan Stadium.
"While fire is an important land management tool, severe wildland fires
have catastrophic effects. Until now, however,
cooperation on forest fire management has focused on fire suppression rather
than prevention.

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As a response, bilateral and multilateral cooperation in forest
fire management has increased over the past few years.
They called for comprehensive assessment of forest damage from the tsunami
and wood needs for reconstruction in order to better respond to the emerging
challenges of post-tsunami rehabilitation .
FAO is currently analyzing available information and assisting affected
countries in their reconstruction efforts in order to restore people's
livelihoods within an integrated coastal management program.

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