The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines (DENR), organized a workshop on improving forest law compliance and governance, from 11-13 September 2007 in Manila, the Philippines.

The 50 workshop participants, from government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector, identified the major obstacles to improving compliance and governance, and formulated concrete recommendations to surmount these barriers with a holistic strategy.
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Meeting website