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Forestry Round Table in Kampala (Uganda) on March 25, 2010
Round Table on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Commercial Forestry
Organized by Joseph Denis Walusimbi
Background
Uganda’s economy is natural resource based and forests are one of the major resources that contribute directly to the economy. Commercial forest harvesting as it is commonly practiced in the region is unsustainable and amounts to a forest ‘mining’ system.
Public-Private Partnership opportunities are becoming increasingly attractive to private companies, organizations, and foundations interested in supporting new and emerging ‘green’ markets, which have become a hallmark of environmentally and socially responsible enterprise development.
Planning
In order to identify the commitment of private sector organizations to be involved in the achievement of sustainable forest management, The Round Table on Forestry was held on 25 March 2010. It focused on deliberating PPP issues in commercial forestry and on developing a broad plan for the PPP concept. After the Round Table the broad plan will now be developed further into a project plan intended for soliciting financial and technical support for the PPP initiative.
Documents (pdf)
- Round Table Report
- Partipant list
- Agenda
- Proposal
- Paper on wood production and products value chain and key issues - a focus on Uganda
Presentation of the meeting (pdf)
