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African Forest Forum

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Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Non-governmental organization
Involvement in UN Partnerships: Yes
If yes, explain in detail: Accredited to COPs on UNFCCC and UNCCD and sessions of UNFF. Work very closely with FAO and UNEP as well as Secretariat of UNFF.
Affiliation with other organizations: Works closely with African Union Commission, African Academy of Sciences, United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), FAO, International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)and Committee on Central African Forests (COMIFAC)
Publications: We have many publications freely available from our website at: www.afforum.org. They include Journal articles (35), policy briefs (20), factsheets (7), reports (30), publications under AFF Working Paper Series (45), training modules (2), newsletters (16), edited proceedings of meetings (1), books (4), and compendium (9).
Statements or documents submitted
Commission on Sustainable Development:
none

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations: Work closely with African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF)
Statements or documents submitted
to the Commission on the Status of Women:
none
Statements or documents submitted
to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women:
none

Forests

Major group affiliation: Forest Business and Industry
Affiliation with other organizations: Works with partners from CIFOR, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), FAO, UNFF, IUCN, WWF, and several from Africa including African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF), Network for Gums and Resins in Africa (NGARA), African Academy of Sciences, African Union Commissions, many African universities and research instituitions and national NGOs.
Affiliation with UN bodies: Accredited to sessions of UNFF and COPs of UNCCD and UNFCCC. Works very closely with FAO and UNEP
Publications: We have many publications freely available from our website at: www.afforum.org. They include Journal articles (35), policy briefs (20), factsheets (7), reports (30), publications under AFF Working Paper Series (45), training modules (2), newsletters (16), edited proceedings of meetings (1), books (4), and compendium (9).
Statements or documents submitted
to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF):
Regional and sub-regional inputs to UNFF sessions and these form part of UNFF Regional Reports at:https://www.un.org/esa/forests/documents/regional-reports/index.html
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