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Forestry

Title Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
Code RLC-713
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Legal Framework
Article of Constitution

Article VI-1

Origin

Established by the Conference at its Fourth Session (1948) in pursuance of a recommendation of the FAO Teresopolis (Brazil) Forestry Conference in 1948.

Rules of Procedure

Adopted at the Sixth Session (1958), amended at the Seventh (1960) and Fourteenth (1982) Sessions.

Category Cat. 1
Purpose

To advise on the formulation of forest policy and to review and coordinate its implementation at the regional level; to exchange information and, generally through special Subsidiary Bodies, advise on suitable practices and action regarding technical and economic problems; and to make appropriate recommendations in relation to the foregoing.

View LACFC Rules and Regulations (Spanish version)

Membership

Open to all Member Nations and Associate Members of FAO, whose territories are situated wholly or partly in Latin America or who are responsible for the international relations of any non-self-governing territory in that Region. Membership comprises such eligible Nations as have notified the Director-General of the Organization of their desire to be considered as Members.
Canada attends sessions as an observer.

Number of Members 34
List of Members
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • France
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United Kingdom
  • United States of America
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Languages English, French and Spanish
Document symbol FO:LACFC
Frequency of Sessions Normally one session per biennium
Previous Sessions and documents

View documents of the Latin American and the Caribbean Forestry Commission (Spanish version)

Contact information/email

Hivy.OrtizChour@fao.org
Nancy.Ayub@fao.org

Web site

Latin American and the Caribbean Forestry Commission

First Session May 1949
Pattern of sessions 1949 (twice), 1950, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012