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The North American Forest Commission (NAFC) is one of six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) . Established in 1958, NAFC provides a policy and technical forum for Canada, Mexico and the United States to discuss and address forest issues on a North American basis.

NAFC carries out its mandate by supporting research and natural resource management activities through nine working groups that explore issues of concern to the three countries. These working groups include: atmospheric change, fire management, insects and diseases and invasive plants, silviculture, forest inventory and monitoring,and forest genetic resources. Since Canada, Mexico and the United States contain a mix of boreal, temperate and tropical ecosystems, the results of the commission's work can be applied more broadly to assist other countries and regions facing similar conditions.

NAFC 26th Session Report (Quebec, Canada):
- Click here to read the English Version
- Click here for Spanish Version
The History of NAFC: Click here for full versions and abridged fact sheets in three languages.
FOR FUNDING REQUESTS: Working Groups that have funding requests should read this.
Notes from Special meeting on Working Group Database Project and Related Topics (Inventory and Monitoring Working Group)

Click here to view the minutes

Mexico

Canada

USA

FAO

Juan Manuel Torres Rojo
Executive Director
CONAFOR
Carretera a Nogales esq.
Periferico pte. s/n
5o piso
Col. San Juan de Ocotan
Zapopan, Jalisco
Mexico
Tel: +52-33-3777.7077/78

Tom Rosser
Assistant Deputy Minister
Canadian Forest Service
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 8th floor
Ottawa, ON
Canada
K1A 0E4
Tel: 1-613-947-7400
Fax: 1-613-947-7395

Tom Tidwell (chair)
Chief
USDA Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
PO Box 96090
Washington, DC
USA
20090-6090
Tel: 1-202-205-1661
Fax: 1-202-205-1765

Eduardo Rojas-Briales
Assistant Director General
FAO Forestry Department
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100
Rome
Italy

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