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Forestry Research Network for Sub-Saharan Africa Information Service (FORNIS)

FORNIS includes the information and services provided under the http://www.fornis.net/ gateway. The Network is a non-profit, non-governmental scientific organisation open to forestry and forest-related organisations and individuals. It embodies three sub-regional networks; the Association of the Forestry Research Institutions of Eastern Africa (AFREA) which has 10 member countries, the Forest Research Network of thé Conférence de responsables de Recherché Agronomique Africains (CORAF) which has 20 member countries and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) which represents research institutions in the 14 SADC states.

Terms and Conditions of use of the website

Access to and use of the FORNIS world wide website in this domain is subject to the following terms and conditions which must be followed and observed. Your use of this website will mean that you accept these terms and the privacy statement on this website. FORNESSA reserves the right to change these terms and conditions and to vary material, information and publication on this website without notice.

Any questions concerning the use of this website should be directed to:

Name:
Dr. J.R. Cobbinah
Position:
Coordinator, FORNESSA
Organization:
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
Country:
Ghana
E-mail (person):
joe.cobbinah@ymail.com
Telephone number:
+233-03220-61378 /60373
Address:
FORNESSA
c/o Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
P.O. Bos UP 63 KNUST
Kumasi, Ghana

Privacy Policy

FORNESSA is committed to respecting the privacy of online visitors and automatically gathers and stores only the following generic information (information that does not identify visitors personally):
• The Internet domain and/or IP address from which our website is accessed;
• The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
• The date and time you access our site;
• The pages visited; and
• If you linked to our site from another Web site, the address of that site.

This information is used for statistical purposes and for system administration tasks to maintain this service. The log file is periodically deleted.

If at any stage you provide us with your email address either as part of a message or by completing a web form, we will only use your email address for the purposes for which it was provided. We will not subscribe your email address to any mailing list without your consent.

External sites that are linked to or from the FORNESSA web site are generally under not under FORNESSA's control or responsibility and you are advised to review their privacy statement.

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"METADATA" is a trademark of the Metadata Company. FORNESSA uses the term "metadata" in a descriptive sense, meaning "data about data". FORNESSA is not in any way affiliated with the Metadata Company.

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Information on this site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice. FORNESSA may make improvements and/or changes in the materials contained in or described on this site at any time without notice.

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