COFO 2010 will focus on, inter alia: the Global Forest Resources Assessment; forest biodiversity, fire and water in the context of climate change; emerging opportunities and challenges in forest finance and forest governance; programme priorities for FAO’s forestry activities; and the International Year of Forests 2011.  

dates: 4-8 October 2010  
venue: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters  
location: Rome, Italy  
contact: FAO Forestry Department  
phone: 39-06-5705-3925  
fax: 39-06-5705-31 52  
e-mail: COFO2010@fao.org  
www: http://enb.iisd.org/fao/cof20/