Closed Consultation

Seventh Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF7)

When: 16-27 April 2007
Where: New York, NY, USA

The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) selected one (1) ENGO representative for the official Canadian Delegation to the Seventh Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF7), held in New York, New York from 16-27 April 2007.

Selected ENGO Representative: Cliff Wallis, Friends Of The Oldman River

Read Cliff Wallis’ ENGO Report on the UNFF7.

Read a letter to ENGO Representative Cliff Wallis from the Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat, Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

For more information, please contact Sarah Heiberg, telephone: (613) 728-9810 ext. 224 or visit the NRC-CFS website and the United Nations Forum on Forests website.

Background Information

More information and documents are now available on the UNFF web page. The main topics for discussion were:

• Adoption of the Multi-Year Programme of Work (MYPOW) for the UNFF
• Adoption of the Non-Legally Binding Instrument (NLBI) for all types of forests
• Multi-stakeholder dialogue - plenary discussion (including 5 discussion papers by major groups)
• Enhanced Co-operation with the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.