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Social and Economic Aspects of Chainsaw Logging. Meeting in Georgetown Guyana 16 and 17 May. Background to the Meeting. Closing Workshop for the FRP research project Engage with a wider regional audience Presentation of study results
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Social and Economic Aspects ofChainsaw Logging Meeting in Georgetown Guyana 16 and 17 May
Background to the Meeting Closing Workshop for the FRP research project Engage with a wider regional audience • Presentation of study results • Discuss and disseminate preliminary findings among all project contractors • Disseminate preliminary findings regionally • Discuss implications of findings • Develop a wider dissemination strategy • Improve regional networking LTS International
The FRP Project Development Potential of Chainsaw Logging and Milling and associated Decision Guide • General perception of Chainsaw Logging? • Illegal, inefficient and destructive • Aim of the research - • Impact on livelihoods of poor people • Implications for SFM • Efficiency of production • Implications for control • Constraints and limitations • Make use of Guyana’s innovative approach to Chainsaw Logging LTS International
Project Outcomes Objective information on Chainsaw Logging Develop criteria and indicators on: • When is Chainsaw Logging appropriate? • When is it not appropriate? • What action is required to ensure it is properly done? • What is needed to provide a framework in which Chainsaw Logging can be done properly? • How can it be developed into a useful strategy for the forestry sector? Prepare a “Decision Support System” LTS International
Workshop Programme Day 1 - Looking back • Review the findings from the studies that have been conducted • Exchange experience regionally Day 2 - Looking forward • Determine the views of various interest groups on what is important • Identify where views coincide and where they differ • Discuss how to move forward LTS International