16th Meeting of the Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests
(Montreal Process)


Jasper, Alberta, Canada
October 18-21, 2004

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The Working Group on Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests (Montreal Process) held its 16th meeting in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, October 18-21, 2004. The Montreal Process includes Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russian Federation, United States of America and Uruguay, which together represent 60% of the world＇s forests.

The meeting included 30 participants, including representatives from 11 Montreal Process countries, as well as representatives from the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE) Liaison Unit (Poland), United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat, and The World Conservation Union (IUCN) (Canada).

Attached are PowerPoint files on Forests in Canada and Foothill Model Forest reported on the said Meeting.

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