Contributions to Other Fora and Activities

The Department also contributes to other forestry forums and activities which are the prime responsibility of other Australian Government agencies, such as AusAID, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, CSIRO, and the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage the Arts. These include:

• The Convention on Biological Diversity
• World Trade Organization
• The World Conservation Union (The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)
• The International Union of Forest Research Organizations

The UN FAO website provides brief descriptions of multilateral organisations and international programs and forums which are relevant to forestry.