Welcome to the Forest Governance Workshop 2008 Website

At the closing plenary of UNFF 7 the Governments of South Africa and Switzerland announced a country-led initiative in support of the UNFF, the Workshop on Forest Governance and Decentralization in Africa.

The initiative will be co-sponsored by South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Norway, the United States of America, Germany, and Finnland. Technical support is provided by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and INTERCOOPERATION a Foundation for Development and International Cooperation based in Switzerland.

Organizers: Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa and Federal Office for the Environment, Swiss Confederation