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Objectives | How we operate

  Objectives

The Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) is the world's longest established international forestry association, tracing its history back to 1921. Today it unites foresters, scientists, students, NGOs and policy makers throughout the world in a unique international network that provides professional support to its members and forms a key element of civil society.

The CFA is a registered UK charity: Charity Registration No: CC250739

1.    Mission statement

To promote the conservation and sustainable management of the world's forests and the contribution they make to peoples’ livelihoods

The mission of the CFA supports the Millennium Development Goals, in particular relating to the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger through the contribution of forests to livelihoods, and to the fundamental role that forests play in environmental stability.

3.     Outputs

To achieve the above purpose and mission, the CFA will provide the following services:

  • Dissemination of information to members, policy makers and the public

  • Education and training of members

  • Facilitation of national capacity building

  • Recognition of excellence in the field of forestry.

  • Encouragement of interaction amongst members.

  • Representation at international meetings

2.     Purpose

The purpose of the Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) is to support the professional development of those working with trees and forests.

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 How we operate

 

The CFA is managed on behalf of the membership by the Governing Council, which is composed of representatives from all countries who have members.  It is run on a day-to-day basis by a small UK-based Secretariat consisting of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Technical Director, Membership Manager and Finance Manager.  The Secretariat is advised by committees for Finance and General Purposes, and Publications.   The Governing Council appoints one member from each region, the Regional Coordinators, to work closely with the Secretariat in the Executive Committee to implement the plans of the CFA in accordance with the overall objectives.

Management structure of the CFA (for more detail click here)

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Secretariat

President :

Chair :

Vice-Chair :

Technical Director :

Treasurer :

Jim Ball

John Innes

Reem Hajjar

Alan Pottinger

Marcus Robbins

jbball1@yahoo.co.uk

john.innes@ubc.ca

reem.hajjar@gmail.com

alan.pottinger@cfa-international.org

marcus.robbins@cfa-international.org

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Regional Coordinators

(click here to visit the Regional Coordinators web page)

Europe :

Africa :

South Asia :

South East Asia and Pacific : Americas and Caribbean :

Adrian Whiteman

Ben Chikamai

R.V. Singh

Michael Bleby

Shashi Kant

Adrian.Whiteman@fao.org

benchikamai@ngara.org

ranvir@nde.vsnl.net.in

forests@bigpond.com

shashi.kant@utoronto.ca

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Governing Council
Name Country Elected Email
     
Babweteera, Fred UGANDA 2010 bfp@africaonline.co.ug
Chisanga, Eric ZAMBIA 2010 eric.chisanga@cbu.ac.zm
Headley, Marilyn JAMAICA 2010 mheadley@forestry.gov.jm
Hudson, John ENGLAND 2010 j-hudson@dfid.gov.uk
Latham, Peter ENGLAND 2010 peter@lathams.co.uk
Thang Hooi Chiew MALAYSIA 2010 hcthang@streamyx.com
     
Bartlett, Tony AUSTRALIA 2009 Tony.Bartlett@affa.gov.au
Berg, Peter  NZ 2009 P.Berg@pentarch.biz
Bojang, Foday GAMBIA 2009 Foday.Bojang@fao.org
Bulkan, Janette  GUYANA 2009 janette.bulkan@yale.edu
Chagala, Ebby  KENYA 2009 chagalaodera@yahoo.com
Foli, Ernest GHANA 2009 efoli@hotmail.com
Hockley, Tom SRI LANKA 2009 thomashockley@gmail.com
Islam, Mozaharul  BANGLADESH 2009 islammm@khulna.bangla.net
Pushparaja, Murugesu SRI LANKA/CANADA 2009 murugesu_pushparajah@yahoo.co.uk
Owadally, Wahab MAURITIUS 2009 awo@intnet.mu
     
Bills, David AUSTRALIA 2008 bills.mic48@dialix.com.au
El-Lakany, Hosny CANADA 2008 hosnylakany@yahoo.com
Heino, Jan FAO 2008 Jan.Heino@fao.org
Sahibzada Irfanullah Khan PAKISTAN 2008 irfan29_73@yahoo.com
     

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CFA Youth Officer
Celia Nalwadda

2008

jtcelia@yahoo.co.uk

 

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CFA-International Forestry Students Association (IFSA) link
Eva Ortvald Erichsen

2010

eva.ifsa@gmail.com

 

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Executive Committee

CFA Regional Coordinators

CFA Youth Officer

CFA IFSA Link

CFA Chair

CFA Vice-Chair

CFA Technical Director

See above for email addresses

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Vice-Presidents**
David Bills

Roger Bradley

John Brazier

Jeff Burley

Julian Evans

Christopher Latham
Jag Maini
Bob Newman
Duncan Poore

Peter Wood

** All CFA Vice-Presidents are members of the Governing Council

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Trustees
Jim Ball

Julian Evans

Marcus Robbins

Peter Wood

jim.ball@cfa-international.org

julianevans1@compuserve.com
marcus.robbins@cfa-international.org
p-swood@tiscali.co.uk

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The Commonwealth Forestry Association gratefully acknowledges the support provided by The Commonwealth Foundation.

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