NATIONAL ABORIGINAL FORESTRY ASSOCIATION

Strategy

NAFA has a 5-part strategy including:

1. Business Development
• An Assessment of the Potential for Aboriginal Business Development in the Ontario Forest Sector (July 1995) Executive Summary with order info
2. First Nations Control of Forest Management

Providing support to First Nations who are working to gain control of reserve forest lands.

3. Education, Training & Employment

Info on Aboriginal participation, why Aboriginal students should consider a career in natural resource management, education institutions, and more.

• AFTER poster
• Executive summary of AFTER Phase I Report with order info
• Role models
• Education and training catalogue
• Places to look for career information
4. Tools For Aboriginal Communities To Promote Good Forest Land Management Practices
5. Advocacy & Policy

NAFA's involvement in "multi-stakeholder" processes from National Forest Strategy to Criteria & Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management to forest certification to international forest policy development

• Advocacy and Policy
• Certification Systems
• Model Forest Program
• Forest Lands and Resources for Aboriginal Peoples
• National Forest Strategy

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