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IMFN Global Forum 2025

The International Model Forest Network (IMFN) will host a Global Forum in the Eastern Ontario Model Forest in Canada from 26–30 May 2025, which will attract up to 200 delegates representing over 60 Model Forests from around the world.

The IMFN Global Forum is a business, technical, and networking meeting in which members share knowledge, review their accomplishments, address challenges, and agree on Network‐wide and other strategic plans and initiatives for the three‐year period following the Global Forum.

Since its creation, the IMFN has held five Global Forums:

October 23-29^th, 1996 – Chihuahua, Mexico;
September 8-10^th, 1999 – Halifax, Canada;
November 7-11^th, 2005 – Turrialba, Costa Rica (with more than 130 delegates);
June 16-20^th, 2008 – Hinton, Canada (with more than 150 delegates from 31 countries);
March 24-27^th, 2011 – Burgos, Spain (with 225 delegates from 32 countries).

Organized by the Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) and its lead organization, the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA), the 2025 IMFN Global Forum will take place on the Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre. This Centre is an educational and multi-use facility serving the community of North Grenville and surrounding area, located right in the heart of the Eastern Ontario Model Forest, a pioneer member of the IMFN with over 30 years of experience.

Located less than an hour from downtown Ottawa, the Kemptville Campus includes 254 hectares and 17 main buildings, as well as woodlands, cropland, wetland, greenspace, greenhouses, trails, an agroforestry centre and maple bush, among other buildings. The forest of the campus is fully certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), under the Eastern Ontario Model Forest’s certification program.

Functions of the Global Forum are three‐fold:

For the IMFN Assembly to take decisions on specific matters;
To strengthen collaboration and synergies among members;
To strengthen collaboration and visibility for the IMFN among other relevant initiatives and programmes, including international forest policy priorities, in support of IMFN and member goals and objectives.

The GLF will be hosting a side event at the IMFN Global Forum.

Stay tuned for more details.

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9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) will host the 9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration virtually from 21 – 24 June 2021.
As we enter the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration there has never been a more important time to bring together scientists, academics, researchers and experts from the fields of rehabilitation and environmental restoration, alongside practitioners and industry leaders to tackle the vast environmental challenges that we face today.

This four-day meeting will bring together restoration professionals and students from around the world and provide a lively forum for networking and knowledge exchange.

We invite participants from across the field of ecological restoration, including academics, researchers, practitioners, students, artists, economists, advocates, legislators, regulators, and others who support the field to join us virtually to connect, learn, and work towards catalyzing global change as we start the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.

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Climate Week NYC

Climate Week NYC will take place this year from September 21 to 27, 2020. Run in coordination with the United Nations and the City of New York, Climate Week NYC continues to grow as the time and place for the world to showcase amazing climate action and discuss how to do more. The number of events is increasing, and Climate Week NYC 2020 is on track to surpass last year’s record of 150 events.

Businesses, governments, academic institutions, arts organizations, individuals and non-profit organisations are invited to participate in the week-long events program including panel discussions concerts, exhibitions, seminars and more.

Find out more about Climate Week 2020.

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