An international expert consultation on criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management gathered nearly 50 experts from over 30 countries in Cebu City, the Philippines from 2-4 March 2004.

Participants developed recommendations on how to enhance the implementation of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management (C&I), including improving liaison and communication between C&I processes and promoting common understanding of terms. Once finalized, the meeting report will be posted on the meeting’s sponsors’ web sites (ITTO and FAO). The meeting’s host and chair, the Government of the Philippines, will present the report at various international fora, including the May UNFF-4 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information, see: http://www.itto.or.jp/live/PageDisplayHandler?pageId=223&id=510