Regional Model Forest Network for Latin America and the Caribbean

This collaborative initiative supports the development and establishment of a Regional Network of Model Forests in Latin America and the Caribbean. Model Forests are about translating higher-level policy goals into achievable and locally relevant models of sustainable use and best practices for the conservation of all forest resources. They use locally-based partnership to find working solutions to forest resource management issues through capacity building, improved decision-making and governance systems, economic diversification, integrated resource management, and poverty alleviation.



The Regional Centre:

- provides technical support to promote and strengthen model forest development in the region;

- documents and demonstrates best practices for sustainable forest management and sustainable economic development opportunities for local communities;

- substantially strengthens the transfer of technology from Canada to the region and among countries and projects in the region;

- secures new country and institutional partners and donors.