1996
| September 11-20 | Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland |
| October 7-11 | CITES Timber Working Group, Panama |
| October 13-23 | IUCN World Conservation Congress, Montreal, Canada |
| October 31 | Forum Small Business Working Group, Wyldcourt, Near Newbury |
| November 2-15 | Biodiversity Convention, Conference of the Parties, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
1997
| January 17-24 | African Rainforests and the Conservation of Biodiversity, Limbe Botanic Garden, Cameroon. Workshop sponsored by Earthwatch Europe, the European Union and ODA and coordinated by the Tropical Forest Forum Secretariat |
| February 3-9 | AETFAT - The Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| February 10-17 | Intergovernmental Panel on Forests Meeting |
| May 12-17 | The 15th Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |
| June 9-20 | CITES - Convention on Intemational Trade in Endangered Species, Conference of the Parties, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| October 13-22 | World Forestry Congress, Turkey (Antalya) |
The theme of the sixth newsletter will be UK activities concerning the tropical forests of Asia.
The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) is an internationally recognised centre of expertise on the natural resources sector in developing countries. The ownership of NRI transferred to the University of Greenwiich on I May 1996. The NRI provide support for the Secretariat of the Tropical Forest Forum.
