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ABOUT NAFC

ABOUT NAFC. One of six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Established in 1958 Provides a policy and technical forum on forest issues for Canada, Mexico and the United States Has technical working groups

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ABOUT NAFC

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  1. ABOUT NAFC • One of six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • Established in 1958 • Provides a policy and technical forum on forest issues for Canada, Mexico and the United States • Has technical working groups • Meets every two years—last meeting in October 2006 in Vancouver, Canada • Chair of the Commission rotates among the three countries—US is the current Chair.

  2. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION • Commissioners • Bureau of Alternates (BOA) • Working Groups • Others

  3. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION Commissioners: • Gail Kimbell (Chair), US Forest Service • Jim Farrell, Canadian Forest Service • Jose Cibrian Tovar, CONAFOR • Jan Heino, FAO

  4. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION Bureau of Alternates (BOA): • Val Mezainis (Chair), US Forest Service • Peter Besseau, Canadian Forest Service • Carlos Gonzalez Vincente, CONAFOR • Doug Kneeland, FAO

  5. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION Other members: • Margee Haines, US Forest Service • Liz Mayhew, US Forest Service • Sylvia Boucher, Canadian Forest Service • Alejandro Jacques, CONAFOR • Liza Paqueo, Webmaster • Rick Scott, liaison to Working Groups

  6. The Role of the BOA • Operational arm of NAFC • Chair of the Bureau of Alternates rotates every two years • Meets at least once a year • Advises Commissioners on current activities and future direction • Oversees the working groups and evaluates progress of trilateral activities • Identifies opportunities to advance cooperative objectives. • Distributes information to its extensive network. • Considers funding requests. • Facilitates establishment of new working groups

  7. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION Working Groups: • Atmospheric Change and Forests • Forest Inventory and Monitoring • Forest Genetic Resources • Silviculture • Forest Insects and Diseases • Invasive Plants • Watershed Management • Fire Management • Forest Products • Ad Hoc Forestry Education Working Group

  8. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.fs.fed.us/global/nafc

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