African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Created in 1959, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years.
FAO encourages wide participation of government officials from forestry and other sectors as well as representatives of international, regional and subregional organizations that deal with forest-related issues in the region, including NGOs, and the private sector.
Sessions
| Year | Meeting Title | Meeting Report |
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| 2016 |
20th Session African Forestry and Wildlife CommissionNairobi (Kenya), 01/02/2016 - 05/02/2016 |
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| 2013 |
19th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife CommissionWindhoek (Namibia), 30/09/2013 - 04/10/2013 |
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| 2012 |
18th session African Forestry and Wildlife CommissionCotonou (Benin), 16/01/2012 - 20/01/2012 |
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| 2010 |
17th Session African Forestry and Wildlife CommissionBrazzaville (Republic of the Congo), 22/02/2010 - 26/02/2010 |
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| 2008 |
16th Session African Forestry and Wildlife CommissionKhartoum (Sudan), 18/02/2008 - 21/02/2008 |
News
Africa rallies around forest innovation as AFWC25 opens in Gambia
01/12/2025
FAO welcomes COP30 leaders’ call to action on wildfire resilience
07/11/2025
What if cities were redesigned for people – and the planet?
31/10/2025
Increasingly, cities around the world are ready to expand green spaces, plan sustainable housing and transport, participate in the production of healthy food, use water resources better, and link all the above to their economies. FAO's Forestry Director Zhimin Wu explains in this op-ed for World Cities Day.
