Regional Forestry Commissions

Six Regional Forestry Commissions were established by the FAO Conference between 1947 and 1959. Every two years, the Commissions bring together the Heads of Forestry in each major region of the world to address the most important forestry issues in the region. The Commissions consider both policy and technical issues. The Commissions play a key role in the international arrangement on forests, serving as a link between global dialogue at the Committee on Forestry (COFO) and the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), and national implementation.

The Regional Forestry Commissions are also active in-between formal sessions. Most of the Commissions have technical working groups or sub-regional chapters that implement projects that benefit from collaboration among countries in the region.

See also

 Commission web sites

Upcoming sessions

Title Organizer Date Country Venue Languages Contact
African Forestry and Wildlife Commission - 17th Session and 1st African Forestry and WIldlife Week FAO Regional Office for Africa 22 February 2010 - 26 February 2010 Congo, Republic of Brazzaville English, French Sène, El Hadji
الدورة التاسعة عشرة لهيئة غابات الشرق الأدنى - Near East Forestry Commission - 19th Session FAO Regional Office for the Near East 5 April 2010 - 9 April 2010 Tunisia Hammamet English, Arabic Achouri, Moujahed
European Forestry Commission - 35th Session FAO Forest Communication Service/UNECE Timber Branch 27 April 2010 - 30 April 2010 Portugal Lisbon English, French, Spanish  
North American Forest Commission - 25th Session FAO Forest Communication Service 3 May 2010 - 7 May 2010 Mexico Palenque Chiapas English, Spanish Felicani Robles, Francesca
Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission - 26th Session FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean 24 May 2010 - 29 May 2010 Guatemala To be decided English, Spanish  
Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission - 23rd Session FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 9 June 2010 - 11 June 2010 Bhutan Thimpu English