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1 PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON Eighth Session Quito, 29 May - FOREST INDUSTRY 6 June 1991 Dist. GEN. PCI(VIII)/11 Rev.1 6 June 1991 Original : ENGLISH REPORT TO THE INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL TIMBER COUNCIL EIGHTH SESSION OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON FOREST INDUSTRY Table Contents Report I II III IV Technical Evaluation Project Proposals Pre-project Study: The Industrial Utilization and Marketing Eucalyptus Plantations the Province Loja Pre-project Study: Feasibility a Promotion Center for Furniture Manufacturing in Fellowships and Grants Approved

2 page 4 ev.1 and for successfully convening in Africa and Latin America the first two regional training workshops on Planning Forest Industries in Developing Countries. The Committee decided to recommend to the Council to discontinue consideration implementation project PD 80/90 (I) "Second Consultation on the Wood and Wood Products Industry", as the consultation was convened in January The Committee reiterated the view that the process and operations related to evaluation and monitoring projects under implementation must be improved and strengthened. 9. Report on Completed re-projects, The Committee took note the executive summary the pre-project study on "Appropriate Supply Wood Raw Materials in Producing Countries with Dwindling Forest Resources: The Case the Philippines" (Philippines). The the Philippines informed that it has prepared and submitted to ITTO a project proposal based on the Pre-project Study findings. The proposal will be considered by the Committee at its next session. 10. eport on re-proiect Work in rogress, The Committee took note and reviewed the progress work on the following pre-project studies: (i) Industrial Processing Rubber Wood Timber in Africa (Cameroon, Ote d'ivoire, Ghana, Liberia) (ii) Tropical Timber in Construction and Harmonization Stress Grading Rules (iii) Development ork to Phase Out Trade on Unsustainably Produced Timber: I - Assessment Future Mahogany Supply and Alternative Industrial Operations for Sustainable Production; (iv) Institutional Strengthening IBAMA's Forest Products Laboratory; (v) Manpower Development the Sarawak Forest Sector. 11. onsideration Protect Proposals Taking into account the Report the Panel Experts for Technical Appraisal Project Proposals, the Committee appraised and evaluated nineteen proposals:

3 Rev page.1 5 PROJECT NUMBER PROJECT TITLE SUBMITTING GOVERNMENT PD 94/90 Rev.2 (I) Integration Forest-Based Development in the Western Amazon - Phase II - Technology for Sustainable Utilization Raw Forest Materials Brazil PD 109/90 Rev.1 (I) Assistance to Modernization, Restructuring and evelopment. Wood-Based Industries in Ote d'ivoire C8te d'ivoire PD 121/91 Rev.1 (I) Entrepreneurship Development in the Furniture Industry PD 122/91 Rev.1 (I) Furniture Export Marketing Programme for the EEC PD 123/91 Rev.1 (I) Training Programme on Furniture Production PD 133/91 Rev.1 (I) Technological and Dendrological Study on Schinopsis (Anacardiaceae) in Chiquitania and the Bolivian Chaco Bolivia PD 134/91 (M,I) Rev.l Selection and Introduction Lesser-Known and Lesser-Used Species for Specific End- Uses - Phase II Netherlands the PD 137/91 Rev.1 (I) Strategy for a Sustainable Wood Industry Sector n PD 143/91 Rev.1 (I) Non-Wood Tropical orest. Products: Processing, Trade and Collection Brazil PD 145/91 Rev.1 (I) Research, Training and Demonstration Activities in the Use Eucalyptus PD 146/91 Rev.1 (I) Establishment a National Timber Furniture Design Center PD 150/91 ev.l (I) Identification and Nomenclature Commercial Tropical Timber Species in the Andean Sub-Region

4 page 6 Rev.1 PD 151/91 ev.1 (I) Selection Lesser-Known Tropical Timber Species the Andean Sub-Region for Specific End-Uses PD 152/91 ev.1 (I) Harmonization and Promotion Technical Tropical Timber Standards in the Andean Sub- Region PD 153/91 ev.1 (I) Feasibility Study to Establish an Andean Sub-Region Center for the Development Sustained Forest Management and Support to the Timber Industry PD 154/91 ev.1 (I) Integrated Development Timber and Timber Product Marketing Structure in PD 155/91 ev.1 (I) Sustained Forest Industry Development in the Andean Group Countries PD 160/91 ev.1 (I) International Workshop on Improved Utilization Timber Resources in Southeast Asia PD 163/91 M,I) ev.1 Technical Assistance in (a) Marketing Information Set-Up and Techno-Economics (b) Wood Processing Technology The Committee expressed the view that some the project proposals considered were not appropriately prepared and did not contain all needed information to allow proper consideration and technical appraisal. However, the Committee recognized that the Panel mechanism set by the Council has contributed significantly to improve most the project proposals and that it seems to be an effective tool to assist the Committee with the technical appraisal projects. The Committee also considered two project ideas: UMBERTITLESUBMITTED BY PCI(VIII)/7Utilization, Market Research, International Trade andbolivia Promotion Non-Conventional Tropical Timber Species for Different Industrial Uses

5 Rev page.1 7 PCI(VIII)/8 Providing Consultancy Services to the Timber Industry on Production Technology and Industrial Organization Bolivia The detailed results the Committee's evaluation and appraisal project proposals, pre-projects and ideas are presented in I. 12. Decision on Pre-Proiect Work The Committee decided to implement a pre-project study on "Technical and Economic Feasibility Large-Scale Construction Wooden House in Brazil", submitted by the Brazilian. The proposal describing the approved pre-project is reproduced in document PCI(VIII)/6. The Committee further decided to implement two pre-projects to assist the ian and the country's National Association the Small Scale imber Industrialists to review and redraft their respective project proposals numbered PD 145/91 Rev.1 and PD 146/91 ev.l. The respective approved pre-projects are entitled "The Industrial Utilization and Marketing Eucalyptus Plantations the Province Loja, " and "Feasibility a Promotion Center for Furniture Manufacturing in ". The terms reference for these two pre-projects are reproduced in II and III, respectively. The detailed results the Committee's evaluation and decision on this pre-project proposal is presented in I. 13. ecision on ellowship pplications Under roiect PD 60/89 M.F.Il The Committee authorized the establishment a Selection Panel to evaluate fellowship application submitted in time for the Eighth Session and select the successful candidates. The selection panel was composed by: Mr. David Boulter, Chairman (Canada), Mr. Eric ammerts van Bueren (The Netherlands), Dr. Gary R. Lindell (U.S.A.), Dato' Baharuddin Haji Ghazali (), Dr. Amantino Ramos de Freitas (Brazil), and Pr. Nils-Erik Nilsson (Sweden). The applications approved are listed in IV. 14. Dates and Venue the Tenth Session The Committee decided that the date and venue will be agreed upon by ITTC in its Tenth Session. its Tenth Session 15. Any Other Business The Committee recommended that documents for printed and copied in recycled paper using as far paper sheets. its future sessions be as possible both sides 16. Recommendations to the International Tronical Timber Council The Committee made 1. To approve for the following recommendations: implementation by ITTO the project proposals:

6 Rev.1 page 25 APPENDIX II Pre-Project Study: The Industrial Utilization and Marketing Eucalyptus Plantations the Province Loja, erms Reference: 1. Assess the potential options and feasibility industrial use small logs from Eucalyptus plantations in Loja. The assessment shall take into account: (i) existing experiences and knowledge in Eucalyptus processing and utilization; (ii) determination production capability Loja; (iii) sites for pilot or demonstration processing units; (iv) plantation management systems and logging methods; (v) markets and marketing possibilities; and (vi) community organization and training requirements. 2. Prepare a proposal to assist local indigenous Loja communities to mange and utilize their Eucalyptus plantations. Such a proposal shall be designed centered on training, extension and demonstration activities. re-pro ect Cost:US$ International consultancy: 2 man/months (includes honorarium, travel and DSA costs)16,000 National consultants: 4 man/months16,000 Study tour to Brazil, Chile and New Zealand (2 ian)12,000 Honorarium and other costs during the study tour6,000 Local travel2,000 Printing reports and miscellaneous5,000 TOTAL 57,000 mplementing ncyl Subsecretariat for Forestry and Renewable Natural Resources, Ministry Agriculture and Livestock,