Bio-diversity

Under the 23 MEETING n Forestry Commission for Am America and the Caribbean ( COFLAC ) FAO , held at the Hotel Corobic , San Jos from 18 to 22 October 2004 , the Pan American Conference was held on Wildfires da October 23, 2004 . was a cont n participation of about 109 people across the Americas, with representatives of p republics institutions , nongovernmental organizations , universities , ind nous , farmers, forest fire volunteers, as well as representatives of FAO in Rome , Italy, the Global Wildland Fire Network ( GMFC ) n and cooperation agencies . (Table 1 ) in Annexes 1 and 2 the original list of participants is presented in this activity. The aim of this conference is to strengthen international cooperation to manage n , ny protection control of forest fires, and develop a pan-American declaration on the management n and n international cooperation on the issue of forest fires, to support : Commitment to develop a regional strategy for improving the management , the prevention of forest fire control ny . A call to strengthen international cooperation in forest fire n bilateral , multilateral and internationally. A call for strengthening and oficializaci n Regional Wildland Fire Networks . Moreover, it also realiz n d as the 21, 22 and 24 October n the meeting of the Regional Networks of South Am rich , Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Hotel Corobic , with prop sito consolidate and develop regional networks the announcement reflects the regional di n logo on cooperation in managing forest fires. The results of these activities is also available at the Web page p Global Wildland Fire Network http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/Global Networks / Panamerican - conference.htm . Another important area benefited by Project Experience In The Forest Voluntary Brigades In Costa Rica , In The Pan De Forest Fires Reunion ( COFLAC 2004) , Convention COS/04/40 N , corresponded to strengthening implementation- n in the Plan of Action n fire brigades 2005-2008 forestry formulated by the project Strengthening forest fire brigades , providing a space and an analysis based on national exchange their experiences and expectations , by proposing Training Programme for forest fire , as well as the confeccion s identifi carn . Project General Objective : Contribute to the development of a regional strategy for improving the management , the prevention ny forest fire control and promote the call to strengthen international cooperation in forest fire n bilateral and global multilateral . Objectives Spec GRAPHICS aApoyar the participation of l n forest brigade leaders at the meeting n civil society on the issue of forest fires during COFLAC activity and the Pan American Conference on Wildland Fire , in order to show the work conducting environmental and involvement of civil society in the protection ny n conservation of natural resources . the participation experience bExponer ny Small Grants Program in financing forestry brigades as a mechanism of protection and conservation of the environment through a chat at the Pan American Conference on Wildland Fire . cContribuir the establishment and development of an appropriate system that allows coordination n n e effective action processes PREVENTION ny forest fire control . dPromover n n process of environmental education that will enable communities to develop awareness about the protection of natural resources n .

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