Latest News
The CFA has developed a forestry timeline as a contribution to Rio+20 and we want your contribution!
The timeline is available to download here and we encourage readers to send in their own additions, subtractions or amendments - or to download to make their own personalised versions. Click here for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.
The Commonwealth Forestry Association (CFA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Young Forester Award 2012.
Applications for the Young Forester Award are invited from students and young professionals below the age of 35 years on 30 June 2012 who are nationals of Commonwealth countries. Please note that as part of the CFA's continuing support to Small Island Developing States (SIDS), for the 2012 Young Forester Award we particularly encourage applications from foresters from SIDS within the Commonwealth. In addition we encourage applications from women, those with disabilities, and nationals of developing countries.
Click here for more information.
On December 13th 2011 Queen Elizabeth 11 graciously presented the CFA Queen's Award for Forestry to Professor Jolanda Roux of South Africa. Professor Roux currently holds the position of Professor at the University of Pretoria in the DST/NRF Centre for Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) with the Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute. She is also an honorary Professor of the Chinese Academy of Forestry. The focus of her work is tree pathology and mycology and the long-term survival of trees. She has published widely on tree health and successfully supervised PhD, MSc and honours students in Forest pathology and microbiology. She is also a field extension officer responsible for presenting field days to foresters, training them in disease and pest recognition and management aspects.
The Queen's Award carries a cash prize of £2000 which Jolanda plans to use for travel to Brazil and Uruguay later this year.
More news to follow.
A CFA workshop entitled Hands across the forest: Strengthening the contribution of stakeholders to forestry development across West Africa was held in Akure, Nigeria from 6th to 8th September.
The objectives of the workshop were to strengthen the network of forestry associations in West Africa and facilitate their roles in promoting sustainable forest management in the region. The workshop was organized around three main themes: Strategies for influencing Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) in West Africa, Promotion of the Role of Forestry Students as new generation leaders and Promotion of Networking among Forestry Associations in West Africa.
The workshop was organized by the CFA in conjunction with the Forestry and Wood Technology department of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria and supported by the Commonwealth Foundation and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).
Click here to read the workshop report.
On December 13th 2011 Queen Elizabeth 11 graciously presented the CFA Queen's Award... 
A CFA workshop entitled Hands across the forest: Strengthening the contribution of stakeholders t... 
