International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (former International Poplar Commission)
IPC is one of the oldest statutory bodies within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It was founded in 1947 by 9 European countries in the aftermath of WWII destructions, when poplar and willow culture was considered a priority to supporting reconstruction of rural and industrial economies.
It now comprises 37 member countries that have accepted the Convention and established a National Poplar Commission (NPC). IPC aims to promote the cultivation, conservation and utilization of poplars and willows of the Salicaceae family. Poplars and willows are multi-purpose species and form an important component of forestry and agricultural production systems worldwide, often owned by small-scale farmers.