Six Countries Shortlisted For Future Policy Award For Forest Policies
Bhutan, The Gambia, Nepal, Rwanda, Switzerland and the USA
have been shortlisted for the 2011 future policy award .
The Future Policy Award is granted by the World Future Council, an international policy research organization that provides decision makers with effective policy solutions. The three winning policies which contribute best to the conservation and sustainable development of forests for the benefit of current and future generations will be announced on 21 September 2011 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This awards ceremony will be hosted by the World Future Councils
the United Nations Forum of Forests (UNFF) Secretariat, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Wildlife Conservation Society.