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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) |
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RLC-713 |
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| Sessions and documents |
View documents of the Latin American and the Caribbean Forestry Commission
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| Legal Framework |
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Article of Constitution
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Article VI.1
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Origin
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Established by the Conference at its Fourth Session (1948) in pursuance of a recommendation of the FAO Teresopolis (Brazil) Forestry Conference in 1948.
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Rules of Procedure
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Adopted at the Sixth Session (1958), amended at the Seventh (1960) and Fourteenth (1982) Sessions.
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| 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. |
| Secretary |
Mr Pieter van Lierop |
| 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. |
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| Number of Members |
36 |
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| List of Members |
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
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- El Salvador
- France
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Nicaragua
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- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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| Languages |
English, French and Spanish |
| Document symbol |
FO:LACFC |
| Frequency of Sessions |
Normally one session per biennium |
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| Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
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| 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, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 |
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