About the WTRN

In May, 2003, the first World Temperate Rainforest Conference brought together environ-mentalists, scientists and First Nations at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Conference participants from temperate rainforest regions in British Columbia, Alaska, Chile, the Pacific Northwest (U.S.), Argentina, Australia and New Zealand shared stories and developed strategies to work together for the good of temperate rainforests and all life within them. They elected to move forward together in the World Temperate Rainforest Network (WTRN).

About the Network

The World Temperate Rainforest Network is made up of organizations, scientists, First Nations and individuals who care about the future of temperate rainforests and those who live within them. A steering committee made up of activists and First Nation representatives from each temperate rainforest region of the world work to keep the network functioning and focused. Six Working Groups provide the organizational structure to advance the interests of the WTRN:

1. Communications
2. Conservation/Cultural Assessments and Mapping
3. Legal Strategies
4. Markets and Certification
5. Trade Agreements
6. New Visions