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About IFFA

Objectives and basics

The International Family Forestry Alliance, IFFA, is the voice of family forestry worldwide. The IFFA’s objective is to promote the development of family forestry and advocate supportive policies. IFFA will provide recommendations to international forest policy processes and provide a forum for exchange of experience, ideas and information.

The organisation was formally launched the 1st July 2002 (Pressrelease). The organisation was founded as an informal network between national forest owners’ organisations. In order to be recognised by the intergovernmental organisations IFFA is now incorporated in 2006 with its address I Washington DC, USA. The organisation will, however, still work as an informal, flexible network between national forest owners organisations.


Members

National forest owners organisations who support the mission statement of IFFA can be members of the organisation. Regional organisations and other supporting organisations can be extraordinary members. The basic documents of the organisation is the bylaws, the document of incorporation and the missions statement.

Board and annual meeting

IFFA is managed by a board of five members elected at the annual meeting. The board may appoint other officers to take care of special tasks.

On this page you will find the basic documents of IFFA.
Bylaws
The Bylaws is the main governing document


Incorporation
The Articles of Incorporation is the document approved under Washington DC law that makes IFFA a formal legal entity.


Mission
The Mission statement explains our mission, and gives an essence of the objectives behind the bylaws.


Memorandum
The memorandum of 1st July 2002 was the founding document of IFFA in is now replaced by the other basic documents


Cornerstones
The Cornerstones documents describe the basic IFFA views on the implementation of sustainable forest management.