About the North American Forest Commission
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: climate, atmospheric
change and forests, fire
management, insects
and diseases and invasive plants, silviculture, forest
inventory and monitoring, forest
genetic resources, and urban programs. There is also an ad hoc working group on resiliency. 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.
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- NAFC Commission meeting was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from September 18-22, 2017. For a list of all related documents, click here: at http://www.fao.org/forestry/31117/en/
- For a list of all the NAFC reports and minutes from past Commission meetings, click here to take you to the FAO website.
- Working Group Fact Sheets (English, French, Spanish)
- For all Working Groups, please explore the new Toolbox where you can find funding request guidelines, award nomination guidance, letterhead etc.
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