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International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (former International Poplar Commission) (NFO-702)
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International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (former International Poplar Commission) |
| Code |
NFO-702 |
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| Sessions and documents |
View documents of the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment |
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| Legal Framework |
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Article of Constitution
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Article XIV
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Origin
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Established in 1947 during the "Semaine internationale du Peuplier" organized by the French Government. The Conference, at its Tenth Session (1959), approved a convention placing the Commission within the framework of FAO. The Convention came into force on 26 September 1961. The Convention was amended at the Second Special Session of the Commission (1967) with the subsequent approval of the Conference at its Fourteenth Session (1967). At its Third Special Session (1977), the Commission adopted additional amendments with the subsequent approval of the Conference at its Nineteenth Session (1977). At its Fifth Special Session (2019), the Commission adopted additional amendments with the subsequent approval of the Conference at its Forty-first Session (2019).
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Rules of Procedure
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General Rules of the Organization
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| Category |
Cat. 1 |
| Purpose |
To study and engage on scientific, technical, social, economic, and environmental aspects of Populus and other fast-growing trees; to promote the exchange of sustainable management practices, knowledge, technology, and material between researchers, developers, producers, and users; to arrange joint research programmes; to stimulate the organization of congresses combined with study tours; to report and make recommendations to the FAO Conference through the Director-General, and to make recommendations to the National Commissions or other national bodies provided for in Article IV of this Convention, through the Director-General and the Governments concerned. |
| Secretary |
Ms Thais Linhares Juvenal |
| Membership |
Member Nations or Associate Members of the Organization as accept the Convention in accordance with Article XIII thereof. The Commission may, by a two-thirds majority of its Membership, admit to Membership such other Nations that are Members of the United Nations, any of its Specialized Agencies or the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Sessions of the Commission are also open to observers from Member Nations of FAO that, without being Members of the Commission, may indicate their wish to attend the Session on account of their interest in poplar and willow culture. |
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| Number of Members |
38 |
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| List of Members |
- Argentina
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Egypt
- Finland
- France
- Germany
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- India
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- Portugal
| - Republic of Korea
- Romania
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States of America
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| Languages |
English, French and Spanish |
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| Frequency of Sessions |
One session every four years |
| Division |
Forestry Division (NFO) |
| Contact information/email |
[email protected] |
| Web site |
International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment |
| First Session |
The "Semaine internationale du Peuplier" held in Paris in April 1947, is considered the First Session of the Commission. |
| Pattern of sessions |
1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and 2020 |
| Subsidiary Bodies |
Working Party on Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Registration
- Open to all Member Nations of the Commission
Working Party on Domestication and Conservation of Genetic Resources
- Open to all Member Nations of the Commission
Working Party on Plant Health, Resilience to Threats and Climate Change
- Open to all Member Nations of the Commission
Working Party on Sustainable Livelihoods, Land-use, Products and Bioenergy
- Open to all Member Nations of the Commission
Working Party on Environmental and Ecosystem Services
- Open to all Member Nations of the Commission
Working Party on Policy, Communication and Outreach
- Open to all Member Nations of the Commission |
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