6-10 December 2004

This meeting was convened  by the International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests with the support of the Secretariat of the UNFF.  The meeting was called in order to assess the progress and problems in the implementation of international commitments on TFRK and related issues, and to identify ways to improve this implementation at the national level. It was timed in order to coincide with the review of effectiveness of the International Arrangement on Forests, to take place during the next session of the UNFF. The International Alliance presented the results and recommendations of the Expert meeting to the UNFF at its 5th session in May 2005.

12 national case studies and 3 regional case studies were presented during the meeting. These can be found on the website of the International Alliance (www.international-alliance.org), as can the meeting outcomes.

Below are the meeting's final Corobici Declaration and Corobici Recommendations in English, Spanish and French.