Introduction: Researchers involved in Workpackage1 of FOREAIM project study agro-ecological knowledge, tree management practices and the economic dependency of local populations on forests and tree based systems in the context of degradation. To take into account results of previous studies, an analysis of the existing literature on determining factors in forest degradation at local and national level was undertaken. Through participative surveys and field inventories with target groups of stakeholders, the workpackage provides assessment of agro-ecological knowledge, tree management practices, and system interconnections at landscape level. For this mission, Nicole Sibelet (CIRAD TERA) went on a one week mission to Uganda to participate in the Workshop held in Kampala (june 13-16th) to deliver the State of The Art and to program the second year work. Mission objectives: 1. To take part in the regional workshop on "The state of The art". 2. To assist on the design of a common methodological platform. 3. To establish the second year program. 4. To deliver and agree together the project reporting due to the European Community.