International Forest Policy

 

The UK Government’s involvement in international forestry developments is led by the Forestry Commission and the Department for International Development (DFID) and is conducted through the International Forestry Group.

The main debates on forestry are held in the United Nations Forum on Forests, the European Union, the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, the ‘G8’ and meetings of the signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Forestry Commission plays a positive and active role in all of these international bodies.

The Forestry Commission’s International Policy Team develops and represents the UK’s international forest policy in Europe and globally.

Key Areas of work

• Represent the UK in international and European negotiations.
• Advise on the implementation of international and European obligations and processes.
• Briefing of other government departments on forest policy in the UK for negotiations in key European and global fora.
• Provision of advice to FC National Offices, on international issues that will impact on domestic forest policy and strategies.
• Support the Director General in his international commitments and negotiations and provide the Secretariat of the Standing Committee on Commonwealth Forestry.
• 2010 COMMONWEALTH FORESTRY CONFERENCE: The website for the 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference, to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 28th June to 2nd July 2010, has been launched and can be accessed at www.cfc2010.org.