Climate, Atmospheric Change and Forests

Mission:

The Climate, Atmospheric Change & Forests Working Group promotes the knowledge of forest ecosystems through the science and monitoring of the effects of atmospheric changes on these forests, through international cooperation and dissemination of new technologies and techniques among the cooperating countries.

Objectives:

  • Promote the collection, exchange and dissemination of information and techniques in the field of monitoring of forest health and the evaluation of the effects of atmospheric changes on forests.
  • Prepare publications on the state of the health of forests in North America based on the monitoring of forest health conditions in the three countries.
  • Foster international cooperation, in the field of detection and effects of atmospheric changes on forests, within North America among scientists and forest managers and other natural resource agencies.
  • Foster communication with other NAFC Working Groups and with those of other FAO Forestry Commissions.


Latest Activities

Latest Activities
Minutes from the Working Group meeting in Queretero, Mexico in October 2001 are now available:
English
French
Spanish

The Working Group is currently preparing a pamphlet on the impacts of tropospheric ozone on sensitive
forest ecosystems of North America (to be published late 2002-early 2003).

For all Working Groups, please explore the new Toolbox where you can find funding request guidelines, award nomination guidance, letterhead etc. 

Members

MexicoCanadaUSA


Mariana Martinez Leal
CONAFOR
Email: mariana.leal@conafor.gob.mx

Armando Alanís de la Rosa
CONAFOR
Email: jalinas@conafor.gob.mx

Oswaldo Carrillo Negrete
CONAFOR
Email: ocarrillo.ute@conafor.gob.mx 		Carolyn Smyth
CFS
Email: carolyn.smyth@canada.ca

Sylvie Gauthier
CFS
Email: sylvie.gauthier2@canada.ca








Liz Mayhew
USFS
Email: liz.mayhew@usda.gov

James Vose 
US Forest Service
E-mail: jvose@fs.fed.us

Christopher Swanston
US Forest Service
E-mail: cswanston@fs.fed.us

Hank Loescher
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
University of Colorado
Email: HLoescher@NEONiorg

Craig Wayson
US Forest Service

Rich Birdsey
Retired US Forest Service