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ForestLeadership is pleased to announce the official nomination period for the Annual Awards Program to be presented on 9 May 2007 at the ForestLeadership Conference in Vancouver.
With the forest and paper sector always in need of new leaders, highlighting role models is a key to fostering leadership development. Since 2005, the annual ForestLeadership Awards recognize achievements in exceptional leadership, communication, and partnerships.
While the 2007 ForestLeadership Awards will be presented on the occasion of an awards ceremony on May 9th in Vancouver, BC, at the 2007 ForestLeadership Conference in Vancouver, BC, the nomination deadline is set to Friday March 30 2007
 2007 Awards Flyer
 2007 Nomination Form
The 2007 ForestLeadership Awards will be decided upon by a prominent independent jury comprising:
 - John Hagan, Senior Scientist at the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences in Maine. John Hagan serves on the Forest Research Advisory Council of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He received an award from the Wildlife Society in the “Best Edited” book category for his work on the Ecology & Conservation of Neotropical Migrant Landbirds. He concentrates his research interests on the effects of timber harvesting on biodiversity. He has conducted research in tropical forests in Belize and temperate forests in Maine.
 - Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party of Canada. Elizabeth May was the Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006, leaving the post to enter the leadership race for the Green Party where she was elected leader by a landslide. Shortly before beginning her leadership campaign, she participated in a panel of experts who determined Brian Mulroney to be Canada’s “greenest” Prime Minister in history. In November 2006, she ran in the London North Centre by-election and came in second, an unprecedented victory for the Green Party. Elizabeth May is the author of several books, including "At the Cutting Edge: The Crisis in Canada’s Forests" (1998; revised second edition 2004).
 - Keith Moore, a prominent expert in sustainable forestry. He is a former Chair of the BC Forest Practices Board and currently acts as a consultant and a FSC auditor in a number of countries such as Canada, the U.S. and Russia. Keith Moore coordinated the field testing of three sets of FSC standards: the National Boreal standard for Canada, the Ontario Boreal standard, and the BC standard. His overseas work, in addition to Russia, has included projects in Kenya, Tanzania, and Bangladesh. In 2000, he received the Bill Young Award for contributions to integrated forest management in BC.
 - Chuck Leavell, Tree Farmer at Charlane Plantation, Musician, 2006 Winner of the Communication Award. Chuck Leavell is an active board member for the American Forest Foundation and the newly-created U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities, Inc. He has played the keys with the best and is often called “the sixth Rolling Stone” for his 20-plus years recording and touring with the band, but he also spends much energy advocating sustainable forestry with the most influential in the world, including U.S. President George W. Bush at the 2003 signing of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act. In 1999, he and his wife, Rose Lane, won the National Outstanding Tree Farmer Award from the AFF.
 - David Refkin, Director of Sustainable Development, Time Inc., 2005 Winner of the Leadership Award. David Refkin oversees the environmental and sustainable development activities of Time Inc., the world’s largest paper consumer. He represents the company as its liaison delegate on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and is part of the Paper Working Group, which is dedicated to promoting the availability of environmentally-preferable paper. In the past, he was Time Inc.’s representative on the Paper Task Force, organized by the Environmental Defense Fund.
AWARDS
The Leadership Award recognizes an individual for his/her superlative efforts and actions demonstrating leadership, innovation and initiative that further sustainability in the forest and paper sector. The Communication Award recognizes an individual who displays exceptional abilities in articulating and communicating, in writing or verbally, ideas and concepts benefiting sustainability. The Partnership Award recognizes laudable collaboration between two or more organizations such as conservation groups and forestry corporations. These organizations exemplify the critical importance of effective partnerships for broadening the sustainability in the forest and paper sector.
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Description: Superlative efforts and actions demonstrating leadership, innovation and initiative that further sustainability and cooperation between stakeholders in the forest and paper sector.
Recipient: One individual every year.
Criteria:
- Must have produced substantial developments or gains in sustainability or a related field on a local, national, or international level.
- Must prove dynamic and devoted leadership in areas such as management, research, affairs or professional and scientific societies, education, etc.
- Must possess a thoroughly professional attitude and positive character that lends to cooperation between stakeholders in the forest and paper sector.
- Distinguished as an individual that has made an exceptional contribution in his/her field.
Award: CDN$1000, plus free registration to the ForestLeadership Conference.
COMMUNICATION AWARD
Description: Display of exceptional ability in communicating matters of sustainability in the forest and paper sector, and thereby improving their understanding, at the local, national or international level.
Recipient: One individual every year.
Criteria:
- Must demonstrate exceptional skills in communicating matters of sustainability in the forest and paper sector.
- Must demonstrate skills in articulating both problems and solutions.
- Has the ability to understand and incorporates in his/her communications the various perspectives that often prevail in sustainability.
- Demonstrates exposure, e.g. in the media, in conferences, or in university classes. Note that both oral and written communication is eligible for this award.
Note also that nominees can include, but are not restricted to, those working in the field of education.
Award: CDN$1000, plus free registration to the ForestLeadership Conference.
PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Description: Commendable teamwork between different organizations (e.g. conservation organizations and corporations) to further sustainability in the forest and paper sector.
Recipients: Two or more organizations every year.
Criteria:
- Partnership must be in existence for at least 12 months prior to the submission of the award nomination.
- Partnership must include a specific program aimed at promoting sustainability in the forest and paper sector.
- Must demonstrate how concrete goals set between the partners were achieved for the benefit of sustainability.
- Must exemplify the spirit of teamwork and partnership, characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility, and a cooperative effort by the members of the partnership to achieve a common goal.
Award: CDN$1000, plus two free registrations to the ForestLeadership Conference.
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Bill Bourgeois, PhD, Principal, New Directions Resource Management Ltd. 