ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL

FORESTRY ORGANIZATIONS

Between 1990 and 2015, the world lost some

129 million ha of forest.

CFA – Commonwealth Forestry Association

CFI – Community Forestry International

CIFOR – Center for International Forest Research

FCI – World Forestry Center

FOEI – Friend of the Earth International

FSC – Forest Stewardship Council

GFC – Global Forest Coalition

GPI – Greenpeace International

ICRAF – World Agro forestry Center

IPFE – International Partnership for Forestry Education

ITTO – International Tropical Timber Organization

IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUFRO – International Union of Forest Research Organizations

WWF – World Wide Fund For Nature

WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF)

Type :International Non-governmental Organization.Founded In :961Focus Area :Environmentalism, Conservation, Ecology.

World's largest conservation organizations.

Switzerland (organizational structure).

More than 80 countries around the world.

Invested around us$11.5 billion in more than

13,000 projects.

13

IT'S ROLE

Its mission is "to half and reverse the destruction of our

environment".

Its work focuses on the conservation of forests.

Its mission to: “Stop the degradation of the planet’s

natural environment and to build a future in which

humans live in harmony with nature.

source: www.panda.org

The integrity of the world’s most important

forests, including their benefits to human well

being, is enhanced and maintained.

WWF advocates Zero Net Deforestation and

Forest Degradation (ZNDD) by 2020.

Community Forestry International, Inc. (CFI)

assists rural communities to stabilize and regenerate

forests by helping policy makers, development

agencies and NGOs. (Canada)

• CFI projects support forest dependent communities

as sustainable managers of the world’s forest ecosystems. 

• Provide financial incentives for reducing emissions from

deforestation and forest degradation .

• CFI is involved with helping to support community-based

projects to alleviate poverty and increase greater

sustainability of forest resources.

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL(FoEI)

Type : InternationalFounded In : 1969Focus Area : Environmental and human rightsHeadquarters :UK

• Our vision is of a peaceful and sustainable world based on

societies living in harmony with nature.

• They believe that “our children's future will be better

because of what we do”.

• They led to a massive increase in large-scale plantations,

triggering further deforestation. 

• It works with local communities and indigenous peoples to

conserve forests, and strengthen communities’ rights and

community management of forests.

• We urgently need to protect the forests in our fight for a

sustainable future for everybody.

To reduce poverty amongst indigenous peoples and

other forest-dependent peoples, by advocating the

rights of these peoples as a basis for forest policy

and addressing the direct and underlying causes of

deforestation and forest degradation.

• To raise public awareness on deforestation and forest

degradation.

• Addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and

forest degradation.

• To develop solution-oriented approaches towards

addressing the underlying causes of deforestation and

forest degradation.

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF)

Type : InternationalFounded In : 1992Focus Area : Nature Conservation

IT’S ROLE

Forest conservation (primarily protected areas and

buffer zones).

Sustainable use of Forest.

Sustainable forest management (addressing forests

and trees in the wider landscape).

THE WORLD AGRO FORESTRY

Type : InternationalFounded In : 1978Headquarters: Nairobi, KenyaFocus Area : Rural transformation

IT’S ROLE

To generate science-based knowledge about the diverse

benefits - both direct and indirect – of agro forestry, or

trees in farming systems.

To disseminate this knowledge to develop policy options

and promote  policies and practices that improve

livelihoods and benefit the environment.

IUFRO is “the global network for forest science

cooperation”. It unites more than 15,000 scientists

in almost 700 Member Organizations in over 110

countries, and is a member of ICSU. Scientists

cooperate in IUFRO on a voluntary basis.

• Development of science-based solutions to forest-

related challenges for the benefit of forests and

people worldwide.

• Forest and forest product research

• It is a non-governmental organization with a long

tradition of 1892.

• It is the only world-wide international

organization devoted to forests and related

sciences.

• It contributes to the promotion of science in the

formulation of forest-related policies.

The International Forestry Students'

Association is a non political, non religious

and not for profit organization that brings

together forestry students from all over the

world in a wide spectrum of activities.

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND

NATURAL RESOURCES (IUCN)

Type : World’s First Global Environmental Organization.Founded In : 1948Focus Area : Nature Conservation, Biodiversity, Nature-based solutions.

38

IT'S ROLE:

– To promote mutually beneficial conservation

arrangements.

– Aims to mobilize communities working for biodiversity

conservation, sustainable development and poverty

reduction.

– Valuing and Conserving Nature.

– Deploying Nature-based Solutions to Global Challenges

in Climate, Food and Development.

source: www.iucn.org

FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL (FFI)

Type : International Conservation Charity And Non-governmental Organization.Founded In : 1951Focus Area : Safeguard the Future of Southern Africa’s Mammals.

40

IT'S ROLE

Building local capacity for conservation

Integrating biodiversity and human needs

Direct protection of species and habitats

Securing land for conservation

source: www.fauna-flora.org

FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC)

Type : InternationalFounded In : 1993Focus Area : Sustainable Forestry.

42

IT'S ROLE

– Its main tools for achieving responsible management of the forests

are standard setting, certification and labelling of forest products.

– Aims to “provide businesses and consumers with a tool to influence

how forests worldwide are managed”.

– Its mission is to “promote environmentally appropriate, socially

beneficial and economically viable management of the world's

forests”.

– It works towards six program areas: Forests, Chain of Custody,

Social Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation, Quality Assurance and

Ecosystem Services.

source: www.fsc.org

By,VENKATESH R