Mark Pearson
Executive Director, Canadian Institute of Forestry / Institut forestier du Canada
Canadians are invited to participate in National Forest Week — a one-week campaign led by the Canadian Institute of Forestry / Institut forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC) — from September 22-28, 2024.
The 2024 National Forest Week theme “Two-Eyed Seeing: Welcoming all knowledge to sustain our forests” is a powerful perspective braiding traditional knowledge with western science. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we can learn how to implement Indigenous traditions with modern technologies to sustain healthy forests for future generations. Together we are stronger, helping to enable economic innovation and to mitigate and adapt to the ever-changing climate challenges (such as wildfires, forest pests and pathogens, and species at risk) facing our forests.
“National Forest Week provides an exciting platform for us to share more about the forest sector and its significance to Canada’s culture, history, and future,” says CIF-IFC Executive Director Mark Pearson. “The CIF-IFC promotes and celebrates mutual respect and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples to help sustain our forests for future generations.”
To learn more visit cif-ifc.org.
