This week (March 21-26), the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) attends the meeting of the Ibero-American Model Forest Network (IAMFN). The event happens as part of the programming of the International Model Forest Network (IMFN) Global Forum, in Burgos, Spain.
"The meeting is an opportunity to know the experiences of other countries on the management of territories where the focus is the sustainable management of forest resources, based on the principles of the Model Forest Network", says the manager of Forest Information at the SFB, Joberto Freitas.
Currently, Brazil has two Model Forests, both in Minas Gerais. But there are plans to develop new initiatives in the states of Pará and Acre. "In Brazil there is great potential to broaden the number of Model Forests", he says.
A Model Forest has a governance model that turns the interests and needs of the communities into strategies for the sustainable development. Currently, the IAMFN comprises 25 Model Forests from 13 countries.
Network - The Brazilian Forest Service represents Brazil at the Ibero-American Model Forest Network (IAMFN) since June 10, 2010. The IAMFN promotes cooperation between Model Forests from 13 countries, enabling the exchange of knowledge and experiences between communities, government institutions and non-governmental organizations, for the improvement of public policies related to sustainable management of natural resources.
The entrance of SFB was approved unanimously during the IAMFN board of director's meeting, on June 10, 2010, which followed the Ibero-American Model Forest Seminar held in São Lourenço, Minas Gerais State, on June 8 and 9, 2010.
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