International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment

The International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC) is a treaty-based statutory body placed within the framework of the FAO. Its mission is to reduce poverty and improve ecosystem services worldwide by fostering the sustainable management of fast-growing trees.

Founded in 1947 to restore Europe's ravaged landscapes after the Second World War, today it has 38 Member Nations on five continents. IPC has contributed, for example, to the establishment of outgrower schemes on more than 450,000 hectares in India; and to the Chinese 'Great Green Wall' or Three-North Shelterbelt, which mitigates desertification across a projected 4,500 kilometres of northern China. 

IPC achieves its objectives by facilitation of technical exchange on research and sustainable management of fast-growing forests and trees.

27th Session of the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC27)

21–25 October 2024

To register, please send the names, titles and country or organization of your delegation to [email protected]

Timetable of the week 

Side Event: Fast-Growing Trees to Advance Wood in the Bioeconomy in Africa

We are pleased to announce that the 27th Session of the International Commission on Poplars and Other Fast-Growing Trees Sustaining People and the Environment (IPC27), "Poplars and other fast-growing trees for climate change mitigation and adaptation - Pathways to climate resilience and carbon neutral societies", will be held on 22 and 25 October 2024, at the Palais des congrès, in Bordeaux, France. The 53rd Executive Committee Meeting will be held on 21 October. The Technical Sessions of the IPC will be held on 23 and 24 October and will be open to all IPC Stakeholders. 

The IPC27 provisional programme includes a Pre-Session Study Tour in France on 17 – 20 October 2024, and a Post-Session Study Tour in Italy on 27 – 29 October 2024.

For any questions please contact [email protected].

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