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The International Day of Forests was established on the 21st day of March, by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on November 28, 2013. [1] Each year, various events celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests, and trees outside forests, for the benefit of current and future generations.
Many joint activities and partnership agreements occur with national governments, regional and global organizations and NGOs. For example, IUFRO is a Scientific Union Member of the International Council for Science (ICSU), [5] a member of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), and an observer organization in the United Nations Forum on Forests, the Convention on Biological Diversity ...
The International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA) is an international network of students in forestry-related sciences.It is a globally organized and locally operated student organisation connecting forest and related science students to peers, forest-related organisations, and policy platforms.
Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre. The Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre (TFDC) is a forest education hub in Toolangi, Victoria, Australia.It was opened by the Victorian Minister for Natural Resources, Geoff Coleman, and the Federal Minister for Resources, David Beddall, to a large crowd of dignitaries on 14 February 1994, but its origins can be traced back many decades earlier.
LEAF aims to encourage school classes and teachers to use forests for educational activities. The vision is to see an increased level of awareness and knowledge the key role the forest plays on our planet. The program's mission is to spread environmental education concerning forests and all their values among school children all around the world.
On 5 May 2011, the Romanian Academy hosted a national debate regarding the "2011, the International Year of Forests". [3] On 15 July 2011, in honor of International Year of Forests, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Lands and Forests kicked off the Celebrating New York's Forests Photo Contest. [4]
The FSC's stated mission is to "promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests". [12] It claims that forests managed to its standards offer benefits to both local and wider communities, and these are said to include cleaner air and water, and a contribution to mitigating the effects of climate change.
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), a grouping of 15 forest-related international organizations, institutions and convention secretariats, was established in April 2001, following the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The CPF works to support the work of the UNFF and its member countries and to ...