The meetings of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum are held once every five years as provided for in the AFF Constitution, Article 4 Section 4 (a) 4. However, the Members’ Forum may hold extraordinary meetings at the request of any member, provided that such a request is supported by at least one-third of the members. The Members’ Forum of AFF is constituted by the entire membership of AFF. Meetings of the Members’ Forum usually consider and determine any matter which the Governing Council may refer to and generally provide broad guidance to the Governing Council in the discharge of its functions, among other functions as provided under the Constitution.

The first meeting of the Members’ Forum was held electronically on 15-20 February 2012. It was during this meeting that was held virtually, that members elected the Chairman (Prof. Fredrick Owino of the Republic of Kenya) and Vice Chairman (Dr. Abdelazim Mirghan Ibrahim of the Republic of Sudan) of Members Forum; ratified the AFF Constitution, guidelines for administrative and financial operations and several Governing Council (GC) decisions.

The second meeting of the Members’ Forum held virtually on 27 February - 3 March 2017 provided an opportunity for members to appreciate the achievements made on implementation of AFF’s two flagship projects. Namely: Strengthening sustainable forest management in Africa funded by Sida and African forests, people and climate change funded by SDC. Further, review the institution’s programmatic approach to its work, which was found to be robust and crucial in addressing forestry issues high on the development agenda. Prof. Demel Teketay (of the Republic of Ethiopia) and Ibro Adamou (Republic of Niger) were elected as Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively.

The third Members’ Forum meeting was held virtually from June 28-30, 2022. During the meeting, members ratified key decisions made by the Governing Council during its sessions from 2017 to 2022. They were also briefed on the significant achievements of AFF implemented projects, highlighting the uptake and impact of the organization's work. Following these discussions, Prof. Suzana Augustino (of the United Republic of Tanzania) and Mr. Paul Bourobou (of the Rebublic of Benin) were elected as Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson respectively, for a five-year term spanning 2022 to 2027.

On November 8th 2024, a special meeting of the Members’ Forum was held to ratify the revised Constitution of the African Forest Forum (AFF), which was later approved by the Governing Council on April 22, 2025. This milestone aims to strengthen the institution's ability to uphold its guiding priorities and principles.

Prof. Suzana Augustino, Member of the Governing Council of the African Forest Forum (AFF) and Chairperson of the AFF Members’ Forum. Photo: African Forest Forum.
Prof. Suzana Augustino, Member of the Governing Council of the African Forest Forum (AFF) and Chairperson of the AFF Members’ Forum. Photo: African Forest Forum.

 

Meeting Reports of the Members’ Forum

To download the meeting reports of the Members’ Forum and background documents, click on the links below:

2012

  1. Report on the First Meeting of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum (English)
  2. Report on the First Meeting of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum (French)

2017

  1. Report on the Second Meeting of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum (English)
  2. Report on the Second Meeting of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum (French) 
  3. Overview of Achievements of African Forests, People and Climate Change Project (English)
  4. Overview of Achievements of African Forests, People and Climate Change Project (French)
  5. Overview of Achievements of Strengthening Sustainable Forest Management in Africa Project (English)
  6. Overview of Achievements of Strengthening Sustainable Forest Management in Africa Project (French)
  7. Report on dissemination of information through website and engagement with the media (English)
  8. Report on dissemination of information through website and engagement with the media (French)
  9. Administrative and management issues (English)
  10. Administrative and management issues (French)

2022

  1. Report on the Third Meeting of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum (English)
  2. Report on the Third Meeting of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum (French) 
  3. 2021 Annual Project Report (Sida)
  4. 2021 Annual Project Report (SDC)
  5. 2020 Annual Project Report (Sida)
  6. 2020 Annual Project Report (SDC)
  7. 2019 Final Annual Project Report (Sida)
  8. 2018 End of Phase 2 Project Report (SDC

2024

  1. Report on the special meeting of the Members’ Forum of the African Forest Forum (English)