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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)

Text Box: Publications Committee
Text Box: Chair
Text Box: Finance and General Purposes Committee
Text Box: Executive Committee
Text Box: Governing Council

 

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Secretariat

President :

Chair :

Vice-Chair :

Technical Director :

Treasurer :

Membership Manager:

David Bills

Jim Ball

John Innes

Alan Pottinger

Marcus Robbins

Jenny Steel

david.bills@cfa-international.org

jim.ball@cfa-international.org

john.innes@ubc.ca

alan.pottinger@cfa-international.org

marcus.robbins@cfa-international.org

jenny@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

John Innes

Adrian.Whiteman@fao.org

benchikamai@ngara.org

ranvir@nde.vsnl.net.in

Bleby.Michael@forestrysa.sa.gov.au

john.innes@ubc.ca

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Governing Council

Name

Country Elected Email
Babweteera, Fred UGANDA 2007 bfp@africaonline.co.ug
Bahuguna, Vinod INDIA 2007 bahugunaifs@yahoo.com
Chisanga, Eric ZAMBIA 2007 eric.chisanga@cbu.ac.zm
Headley, Marilyn JAMAICA 2007 mheadley@forestry.gov.jm
Hudson, John ENGLAND 2007 j-hudson@dfid.gov.uk
Latham, Peter ENGLAND 2007 peter@lathams.co.uk
Pouakouyou, Daniel CAMEROON 2007 dpouakouyou@ntlworld.com
Tate, Bob PNG 2007 bob@fiapng.com
Thang Hooi Chiew MALAYSIA 2007 hcthang@streamyx.com
 
Berg, Peter NZ 2006 P.Berg@pentarch.biz
Bulkan, Janette GUYANA 2006 janette.bulkan@yale.edu
Chagala, Ebby KENYA 2006 chagalaodera@yahoo.com
Chipeta, Mafa MALAWI 2006 Mafa.Chipeta@fao.org
Clark, Stephen FIJI 2006 naqaqa@connect.com.fj
Foli, Ernest GHANA 2006 efoli@hotmail.com
Islam, Mozaharul BANGLADESH 2006 islammm@khulna.bangla.net
Pushparaja, Murugesu SRI LANKA 2006 murugesu_pushparajah@yahoo.co.uk
Tesha, Patrick TANZANIA 2006 pvtesha@kilionline.com
Owadally, Wahab MAURITIUS 2006 awo@intnet.mu
Bills, David AUSTRALIA 2005 bills.mic@virgin.net
El Lakany, Hosny CANADA 2005 hosny.ellakany@ubc.ca
Lanly, J-P FRANCE 2005 jean-paul.lanly@noos.fr

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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
Geoff Kay

2007

kay.geoffrey@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**

Roger Bradley

John Brazier

Jeff Burley

Julian Evans

Christopher Latham

Jag Maini

Bob Newman

Duncan Poore

Peter Wood

roger.bradley@care4free.net
brazier.bledlow@btinternet.com
jeff.burley@plants.ox.ac.uk
julianevans1@compuserve.com
lathamcga@hotmail.com
jmainia904@rogers.com
rln@dmnewman.com.au
dpoore8516@aol.com
p-swood@tiscali.co.uk

** 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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