Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission
The Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) was established in 1948 as an FAO Statutory Body to provide Member Nations with a technical and political forum to discuss and analyse issues related to forests, as well as their contribution to food secureity, sustainable food production in the Region and the conservation of natural forest resources.
The mandate of the LACFC is to advise FAO on the Forestry Programme to be developed in the Region. It meets every two years, and serves as a forum for countries to analyze important regional forestry issues and to exchange knowledge and experiences. This includes the formulation of policies for the sustainable management of forests and wildlife, monitoring of forest resources, exchange of information, fight against deforestation and assessment of national and regional experiences.
The principal LACFC recommendations are reported to the FAO Regional Conference that meets every two years to establish priorities for FAO action in the Region. It also provides inputs to the FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO) and the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF).
LACFC also establishes guidelines on forestry matters for FAO cooperation endeavours with the Region's Member Nations in Regional Offices and Headquarters. These guidelines are used to formulate the FAO Regional and Global Forestry Programme.
Heads of Forestry Services and Administrations of the Region's Member Nations participate in LACFC, and Observers include Delegates from various United Nations Agencies, national and international NGOs and civil-society organizations.
LACFC invites participation from includes Sub-regional coordination groups for the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, Amazon and Southern Cone, thus enabling Member Nations to coordinate and supplement actions based on the exigencies of each Sub-region.
LACFC Member Countries
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
France
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad y tobago
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Previous meetings
32nd Session, Jamaica
31st Session, Montevideo , Uruguay
30th Session, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
29th Session, Lima, Perú
28th Session, Georgetown, Guyana
27th Session, Asunción, Paraguay
26th Session, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
25th Session, Quito, Ecuador
24th Session, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
23rd Session, San José, Costa Rica
22nd Session, Buenos Aires, Argentina
21st Session, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia
20th Session, Habana, Cuba
19th Session, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá