Premise for establishing the International Forestry Network
The CIF-IFC appreciates that there are foresters, forest technologists, ecologists, biologists, educators and many others with a keen interest in Canadian forestry who live abroad. Many of these individuals either studied and/or worked in Canada earlier in their academic and/or professional careers.
The CIF-IFC is establishing an International Forestry Network in recognition of the deep connection to and interest in Canadian forestry practices and how the significant opportunities and challenges for the forestry sector go beyond national boundaries. The International Forestry Network will provide a forum in which science and practice from around the globe can be shared in order to grasp these opportunities and address these challenges.
This new network would help revitalize the CIF-IFC international presence by transitioning its current structure from a “Section” to an “International Forestry Network” of forest practitioners, providing the CIF-IFC with greater international connectivity and reach.