List of Upcoming Events, Workshops, Announcements, Conferences and Training Courses

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS Global Perspectives on Indigenous People's Forestry Conference VANCOUVER June 4-6, 2002 For more details, visit: www.forestry.ubc.ca/globalperspectives XII World Forestry Congress: First call for papers Quebec City, Canada September 21-28, 2003 Those interested in submitting a paper or poster will find guidelines on the WFC web site at www.wfc2003.org Follow the links to "Programs" and "First Call for Papers" Bringing Back the Forests: Policies and Practices for Degraded Lands and Forests Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 7-10, 2002 Organised by: APAFRI, FAO/FORSPA, FRIM and IUFRO Contact: Alias Abdul Jalil, APAFRI Secretariat E-mail: foreconf@apafri.upm.edu.my For further details, and to register, visit: www.apafri.upm.edu.my/reconf/index.html TRAINING/COURSES Current Methods in Tropical Forestry June 24- August 31, 2002 Tropical Forest Research Group institutes within the UK For more details, write to: Alan Pottinger (TFRG Coordinator) Nature Bureau, 36 Kingfisher Court Hambridge Road, Newbury RG14 5SJ, UK Tel: 00 44 (0)1635 550380 Fax: 00 44 (0)1635 550230 Email: alan.pottinger@tfrg.co.uk

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