Brief Report on the Establishment of the African Forest Forum

The concept of an African Forest Forum (AFF) was presented to and discussed at various forums. Making an allowance for this, the Forum was discussed by 312 people in the forums. Further, a discussion paper on the establishment of an African Forestry Forum (AFF) was circulated electronically to another 192 stakeholders of the sector for discussion. The Forum has thus far been presented to 504 stakeholders in meetings and electronically. A report on the electronic consultations was compiled and shared electronically. There was an overwhelming support for the establishment of the Forum that was supported by responses to the workshop and electronic consultations, as well as by the big number of members recruited in a very short period. As of November 30, 2007 there were 253 registered members, already approved by the Governing Council of the Forum, and 15 new applicants.

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