African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC)
Commission des forêts et de la faune sauvage pour l'Afrique (CFFSA)
Comisión Forestal y de la Flora y Fauna Silvestres para Africa (CFFSA)
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statutory-bodies/african-forestry-and-wildlife-commission/en
Founded
1959
History
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Advise on the formulation of forestry and wildlife policies and programmes; play a key role in the international arrangement on forests; serve as a link between global dialogue at the Committee on Forestry (COFO), The Africa Regional Conference of FAO and the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), and national implementation.
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Links with:
- F-XF6186 - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN);
- D-XD8572 - African Union (AU) Commission;
- E-XE6407 - AFWC/EFC/NEFC Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions - Silva Mediterranea;
- E-XE9622 - Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC);
- D-XD4566 - Comité permanent inter-Etats de lutte contre la sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS);
- T-XT9211 - Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity convention);
- D-XD4308 - Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS);
- F-XD3462 - Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
- E-XE6120 - European Forestry Commission (EFC);
- F-XF4199 - Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD);
- B-XB0100 - International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO);
- E-XE1755 - Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC);
- E-XE4876 - Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC);
- E-XE5873 - North American Forestry Commission (NAFC);
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- T-XT9461 - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD);
- T-XT9210 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Links with: F-XJ8468 - African Forest Forum (AFF); E-XE3089 - Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); C-XC2114 - International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation; A-XA2654 - International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN); B-XB2721 - International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO); E-XD6784 - World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE9583
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