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
• Database of Aboriginal forest-based businesses with info on how to become a part of the database
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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