Steering Committee:
Doug Badger
High Prairie Regional Environmental Action Committee, AB
Douglas N.Gook
Forest Protection Allies - Forpa, BC
Allister Marshall
Potlotek Fish & Wildlife, NS
Lynn Palmer
Environment North, ON
Mark Purdon
REAP-Canada, QC
Caucus Coordinator:
Jessie Sadler
Tel: (613) 728-9810 ext. 224
Fax: (613) 728-2963
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Forest Caucus
 The mandate of the RCEN Forest Caucus is to share information, network and organize to increase member groups’ capacity to educate, promote and advocate for the conservation and sustainable management of Canadian and global forests.
The Forest Caucus respects and aims to include the great diversity of our membership in all our activities.
Consultations
In Progress: current consultations in which caucus members are participating.
Closed: view past consultations in which caucus members have participated.
* Please note that ENGO Reports related to consultations can be found on these consultations webpages.
Workplan
Annual Report
Other Projects and Activities
1. International Community Forestry Workshop
The RCEN Forest Caucus organized an International Community Forestry Workshop on Sunday, September 30, 2007 as an official side-event directly preceding the University of Toronto - Faculty of Forestry Congress: A Global Vision of Forestry in the 21st Century (see below for details).
The Workshop drew on the active participation of the RCEN Forest Caucus members as well as the British Columbia Community Forest Association (BCCFA), the Global Caucus on Community Based Forest Management (GCCBFM), the Federation of Community Forestry, Users' Nepal (FECOFUN) and other delegates from community forestry NGOs in order to develop a Call to Action for community forestry. Click here for the workshop program.
The RCEN thanks all the sponsors that supported this Workshop: the Canadian International Development Agency; the Ford Foundation; Natural Resources Canada; the International Development Research Centre; the University of Toronto; R.E.A.P. – Canada; and Wildlands League.
2. A Global Vision of Forestry in the 21st Century – University of Toronto
On the occasion of the Faculty of Forestry’s Centennial, the Faculty took up a challenge to facilitate the development of a comprehensive Global Vision of Forestry in the 21st Century through this International Congress that was held September 30 - October 3, 2007.
3. Submission to the COP UNFCCC in response to the call for views on the issue of avoided deforestation issued at the 11th session of the COP: Read the Submission
4. United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)
Seventh session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF7)
April 16-27, 2007 /
UNHQ, New York, USA
The main objective of the UNFF was to promote “… the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end…” based on the Rio Declaration, the Forest Principles, Chapter 11 of Agenda 21 and the outcome of the IPF/IFF Processes and other key milestones of international forest policy.
UNFF6 - 2006
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