The International Model Forest Network ( IMFN) is a voluntary association of partners from around the world working toward the common goal of sustainable management of forest landscapes and natural resources. The IMFN is based on an innovative approach that combines the social, cultural and economic needs of local communities with the long-term sustainability of forest landscapes.

LANDSCAPES - PARTNERSHIPS - SUSTAINABILITY

Model Forest Representatives from Around the World Convene in Canada for a Successful IMFN Global Forum 2008
More than 150 delegates from 31 countries attended the International Model Forest Network (IMFN) Global Forum in Hinton, Canada, from June 16-20. The event was co-hosted by the Foothills Research Institute, the Canadian Model Forest Network (CMFN) and the IMFN Secretariat...

IMFN Networking Committee Makes its Debut at IMFN Global Forum 2008
Participants at the June 2008 IMFN Global Forum in Hinton, Canada, were formally introduced to the International Model Forest Networking Committee (INC). The creation of the group was a direct response to outcomes from the 2005 IMFN Global Forum in Costa Rica where participants requested the formation of a Network-level strategic body that would address issues common to all model forests...

Investigating a Partnership Between Canadian and African Model Forests
Sharing common objectives in the use of non-traditional forest resources, the Lac-Saint-Jean Model Forest and the African Model Forest Initiative are investigating a partnership project to identify resources with commercial potential and use them to generate local wealth...  

FSC Certified Maple Syrup Available in Canada
Good news for eastern Ontario consumers: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified maple syrup hit the shelves earlier this year—the first non-timber forest product to meet FSC standards in the country...

Three IAMFN Colleagues Tour Canadian Model Forests in Knowledge Sharing Expedition
Following the IMFN Global Forum in Hinton, Canada, three representatives from the Ibero-American Model Forest Network (IAMFN) toured Canadian sites to gain a better understanding about how model forests function in that country and what lessons they could take home...

Indigenous Health Care, Governance, NTFPs: Areas of Future Collaboration between Chilean and Canadian Model Forests?
From June 22 to July 11 Washington Alvarado, General Manager for Araucarias del Alto Malleco Model Forest in Chile, visited Prince Albert Model Forest in Canada to learn about the site in-depth and identify possible areas of collaboration between their two model forests...

New Model Forests
Chile, Guatemala, Canada, Cuba...

Costa Rica—Canada Eco-cultural Tourism Project Obtains Funding
An eco-cultural tourism project between Reventazón Model Forest (RMF) in Costa Rica and Manitoba Model Forest (MbMF) in Canada will receive $100,000 CAD to strengthen indigenous Cabecar communities from the Nairí-Awarí Reserve in Costa Rica in their on-going ethno-cultural and ecological initiatives...

Comings and Goings
Welcome to our new model forest colleagues...

Forests Sourcebook: Practical Guidance for Sustaining Forests in Development Cooperation
The Forests Source Book provides practical operations-oriented guidance for forest sector engagement toward the goals of poverty reduction, conservation and economic development...

Learning for Sustainability
This website highlights the people-centered realities of sustainable development, and puts collaboration, integration and information sharing at the center of development activities...

IMFN Global Forum 2008
View a summary and key findings, thematic posters displayed during the knowledge fair and keynote presentations. Also a link to our blog where you can find daily summaries of the event.