International Family Forestry Alliance
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| IFFA | |
|---|---|
| Founded: | 2002 |
| Scope: | Global |
| Policy area: | Forest and forestry |
| Type of institution: | Private forest organisation |
| Field of work: | Policy |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | IFFA website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | IFFA |
| Country(ies): | USA |
| Date: | 2/2/2012 |
The International Family Forestry Alliance (IFFA) is the voice of family forestry worldwide. IFFA will provide recommendations to international forest policy processes and provide a forum for exchange of experience, ideas and information.The organization was founded as an informal network between national forest owners’ organizations.
| Objective | To promote the development of family forestry and advocate supportive policies |
| Thematic priority(ies) | Forest owners issues, stakeholder consultancy, forum for exchanging information, protection of forest owners’ legal ownership rights and implementation of sustainable forest management |
| Functions | To provide recommendations to international forest policy processes and provide a forum for exchange of experience, ideas and information |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | UNFF, PEFC, CEPF, FAO, UNFCCC, CBD, World Bank |
| Keywords | Forest policy, forest owners, international organization, network |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Socio-economic functions | Forest sector workforce | Forest sector enterprise structure |
