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Global Future Council on Forest Economy

About the Global Future Council on Forest Economy

Demand for wood products is expanding exponentially to meet the growing need for bio-based products and low-carbon construction materials, creating increasing pressure on natural forests. The development of coherent landscape restoration strategies must integrate traditional conservation work with commercial forestry to strengthen forest connectivity and resilience. 

How can we leverage the demand for wood products to trigger large-scale investment in land restoration rather than the clearing of natural forests?

Co-Chairs

Lyndall Bull

Visiting Fellow, University of Melbourne

Mark Wishnie

Chief Sustainability Officer, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, Banco BTG Pactual

Members

AB
Abraham Baffoe
Global & Africa Director at Proforest
AE
Ara Erickson
Vice-President, Corporate Sustainability at Weyerhaeuser Co.
BC
Benjamin Cashore
Director, Institute for Environment and Sustainability at National University of Singapore
BM
Bustar Maitar
Chief Executive Officer at EcoNusa Foundation
CX
Chen Xiaoqian
Associate Professor at Beijing Forestry University
FM
Fabiola Muñoz
Coordinator at Coalition for Sustainable Production
FP
Frances Raymond Price
President at Fox Foundation
GS
Geoffrey Seeto
Managing Director at New Forests
KB
Kamaljit Bawa
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Biology Department at University of Massachusetts, Boston
LB
Lyndall Bull
Professor at Monash University
MW
Mark Wishnie
Chief Sustainability Officer, Timberland Investment Group (TIG) at BTG Pactual
MS
Motosaburo Saito
General Manager at Oji Holdings Corporation
RR
Raoni Rajao
Coordinator, Environmental Modelling Technology Center at Federal University of Minas Gerais
SS
Sonya Dewi Santoso
Director, Asia at World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)
SB
Sophie Beckham
VP, Chief Sustainability Officer at International Paper Company
TC
Toby Croucher
Chief Sustainability Officer at Stora Enso Corporation
VG
Verena Griess
Professor, Forest Resources Management at ETH Zurich

Council Manager

Anna Zampa

Centre for Nature and Climate,  World Economic Forum

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