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First online Commonwealth Forestry Conference points the way to the future
After three days of intensive and wide-ranging discussions the 20th Commonwealth Forestry Conference was brought to a close by CFA President, Professor John Innes. With the innovative online format, coordinated by the University of British Columbia, hailed by many participants as the way for the meeting to be held in the future, the CFC brought together more than 420 delegates (34 % of them students) from 50 countries covering 17 time zones.
All of the sessions were recorded (another CFC first) and will be available on the CFC website at cfc2021.ubc.ca until January 31, 2022.
Highlights of the CFC included:
- 10 Keynote Speakers, 5 distinguished speakers for opening and closing ceremonies
- 2 Special Sessions with 11 invited speakers
- 180 Presenters (oral and poster presentations)
- 3 Minute Talk Challenge for students: 1 slide, 3 minutes each, 13 contestants from around the world
Conference topics included: Bioeconomy and Ecosystem services, Education and Careers, Communicating forestry to outside audiences, Climate change, Technology and Innovation, Indigenous and Community forestry, Conservation valuation, Old-growth management, and Urban Forestry, plus meetings of IUFRO Divisions 6 and 9: Social aspects, forest policy and economics.
Holding the meeting online meant that the CFC’s carbon emission savings amounted to more than 200 passenger vehicles driving for one year, or one passenger vehicle driving for 3.5 Million kilometers!
Visit the CFC website at cfc2021.ubc.ca to see a range of outputs from the meeting.
The CFA is a partner in a new initiative, The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy, in which Commonwealth citizens are leading the world in efforts to protect the forest – forest that their communities and the planet as a whole depend on.
The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy will show that, irrespective of geography, economy, culture or tenure, solutions exist to the threats facing these critical ecosystems. For more information visit the QCC website.
Professor John Innes, CFA President 
“The objective of the CFA is to promote the conservation and sustainable management of the world's forests and the contributions they make to peoples’ livelihoods…..”
“A particularly important aspect of the CFA is the links that are being forged between forestry professionals and civil society”.
Read why Professor Innes supports the CFA
Recent publications |
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| International Forestry Review - December 2022 |
CFA Newsletter - December 2022 |
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An overview of interactions between wildlife and forest illegalities in Cameroon S. ASSEMBE-MVONDO and A. KAN Ecosystem services in recreational forests of Turkey: analysis of national forest policies and scientific studies E. ATMİŞ and H.B. GÜNŞEN Can recognition and respect of forest resource rights save Echuya Central Forest Reserve? A precursor for appropriate collaborative forest management S.G. BUGABO, R. BITARIHO and M. TWINAMATSIKO A forest-based circular bioeconomy for sustainable development: a case study of Konya Province, Turkey T. DENİZ and A. PALETTO Implications of legalizing artisanal chainsaw milling on social welfare, income distribution and the economic performance of sawyers in Cameroon A.J. JAZA FOLEFACK and D. DARR Forest restoration policy in the North Korea based on the reforestation experience in South Korea S. JI, S. SHIN and Y. LEE Climate change effects, adaptation and community-based forest management in the mid-hills of Tanahu and Kaski districts, Nepal G. KARKI, R. KUNWAR, B. BHATTA and N. RAJ DEVKOTA Forest bioeconomy in three European countries: Finland, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic P. PALÁTOVÁ, R.C. PURWESTRI and L. MARCINEKOVÁ Compensatory afforestation policy in India: an analysis using an ecorestoration lens S. TAMBE, G.S. RAWAT, P. KRISHEN, M.K. RANJITSINH, N. GHOSH, A.S. RAWAT and J. TAKPA |
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Forest Ecosystem Potentials in Nigeria: Opportunities for Green Economy in the 21st Century
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