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The North American Forest Commission (NAFC) is one of six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) . Established in 1958, NAFC provides a policy and technical forum for Canada, Mexico and the United States to discuss and address forest issues on a North American basis. NAFC carries out its mandate by supporting research and natural resource management activities through nine working groups that explore issues of concern to the three countries. These working groups include: atmospheric change, fire management, forest products, insects and diseases, silviculture, forest inventory and monitoring, forest genetic resources, invasive plants, and watershed management. Since Canada, Mexico and the United States contain a mix of boreal, temperate and tropical ecosystems, the results of the commission's work can be applied more broadly to assist other countries and regions facing similar conditions. In late October, the Commission met in Vancouver, Canada. The report of the Commission is now online. Current NAFC commissioners are: |
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