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2007 ForestLeadership Award Winners Announced - To be Presented in Front of 250 Conference Delegates |
Three 2007 ForestLeadership awards will be presented on May 9th in front of 250 delegates at the 2007 Forest Leadership Conference—“Sustainability for Success”—in Vancouver, BC.
The winners of the 2007 ForestLeadership Awards are:
- Leadership: Laurie Wayburn, President and Co-Founder, the Pacific Forest Trust, for her commitment to collaborative partnerships as a means to conserve private forests in the U.S. and for her dedication to forest conservation as a tool to address global warming.
- Communication: Mark Stormzand, Senior Forestry Services Specialist, Weyerhaeuser, in Michigan, for his exceptional commitment to educate others in sustainable forestry.
- Partnership: Tembec Inc. and WWF-Canada, for their forest stewardship partnership. Announced in January 2001, the partnership was critical in bringing millions of hectares under independent certification throughout Canada.
The awards were decided upon by a prominent and diverse independent jury comprising: Chuck Leavell, tree farmer and keyboardist for the Rolling Stones; Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party 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, forestry expert and former Chair of the BC Forest Practices Board.
The 2007 ForestLeadership Conference, to be held in Vancouver, BC on May 9th will feature over 20 prominent speakers and will take the pulse of critical sustainability trends, challenges and opportunities in North America. The event is held in conjunction with the 20th PricewaterhouseCoopers annual conference.
Venue: Stanley Park ballroom of the Vancouver Westin Bayshore. Conference from 8:00 am till 5:30 pm. Awards ceremony at around 12:00 pm. Welcome reception on May 8th at 6:00 pm. Workshops on May 8th and 10th.
Accredited media are welcome to attend. Further information on the conference and awards program at www.ForestLeadership.com
Contact:
Jean-Pierre Kiekens
President, ForestLeadership
Tel: (514) 274-4344 or toll free (888) 274-4344
Fax: (514) 277-6663
Email: info @ forestleadership.com
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