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ForestLeadership is pleased to announce the official nomination period and the jury composition for its annual awards to be presented on 9 May 2007 at the ForestLeadership Conference in Vancouver, BC.
Since 2005, the ForestLeadership Awards have recognized exceptional
achievements by individuals and organizations in three areas:
leadership, communication, and partnerships. The awards aim at
highlighting role models for the forest and paper sector, which is
always in need of better leaders and communicators and often relies on
multi-stakeholder partnerships for its operations.
The 2007 award
recipients will be decided upon by a prominent independent jury
comprising Chuck Leavell, Tree Farmer at the Charlane Plantation and
keyboardist for the Rolling Stones for over two decades; Elizabeth May,
Leader of the Green Party of Canada and former Executive Director of
the Sierra Club of Canada; David Refkin, Director, Sustainable
Development, Time Inc.; John Hagan, Senior Scientist at the Manomet
Center for Conservation Sciences in Maine; and Keith Moore, FSC auditor
and former Chair of the BC Forest Practices Board.
Past recipients of the ForestLeadership awards are Larry Selzer,
President and CEO, The Conservation Fund (Leadership 2006); David
Refkin, Director of Sustainable Development, Time Inc. (Leadership
2005); Chuck Leavell, Tree Farmer, Charlane Plantation and keyboardist
for the Rolling Stones (Communications, 2006); Tyler Elm, Director of
Environmental Affairs, Office Depot Inc. (Communications, 2005); The
Parallel Forest Certification Testing Initiative involving UPM, WWF and
DNV (Partnership, 2006) and the The Joint Solutions Project involving
Canadian Forest Products, International Forest Products, NorskeCanada,
Western Forest Products, Weyerhaeuser, ForestEthics, Greenpeace,
Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club of BC (Partnership, 2005).
Nominations can be made by any individual or organization and the
nomination package can be found and downloaded at
www.ForestLeadership.com. Eligibility is restricted to individuals and
organizations active in North America, and the deadline for nominations
is 30 March 2007.
About the 2007 ForestLeadership Conference
Geared towards decision-makers and the many groups and stakeholders
committed to forest & paper sector sustainability, the 2007
ForestLeadership Conference provides a compelling and effective means
to take the pulse of critical sustainability trends, challenges, and
opportunities in North America. The conference will feature prominent
speakers such as the BC Minister of Forests, Rich Coleman; the Senior
Vice President of Limited Brands, Tom Katzenmeyer; a renowned forestry
consultant, Dr. Bill Bourgeois; and the CEO of the new US Endowment for
Forestry & Communities, Carlton Owen. The conference is held in
conjunction with the 20th PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Forest &
Paper Conference.
About ForestLeadership
ForestLeadership is a non-profit initiative focusing its activities on
critical areas of leadership development, with the aim of furthering
sustainable practices in the forest and paper sector.
For details, visit www.ForestLeadership.com
Contact:
Jean-Pierre Kiekens
ForestLeadership
Tel: (514) 274-4344 or toll free (888) 274-4344
Fax: (514) 277-6663
Email: info @ forestleadership.com
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