In partnership with the Colombian Ministry of Environment, Conservation International-Colombia, IUCN, and Forest Trends, PROFOR organized a Workshop on Economic Incentives for Land Restoration and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) from January 28th to 30th, 2004 in Bogotá, Colombia.

Some 140 participants representing local, regional and national governmental authorities, international organizations, conservation NGOs, bilateral donor agencies, academia, and the private sector participated in the three-day workshop.

Colombia is drafting a new forest law which may include new economic and financial instruments for the implementation of the National Forestry Plan as well as aspects related to land restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems. In this context, the Workshop was organized to provide an opportunity for experts on the topic to share relevant experiences from the region.