Community_Forests_International
Community Forests International
Canadian environmental organization
Community Forests International (CFI) is a charity that works with sustainability in forests.
The CFI headquarters is located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.[1] The organization was founded in 2007 by Jeff Schnurr. After traveling to over 35 countries and working as a Canadian tree-planter, Schnurr landed in Pemba, Tanzania. While living there, he was approached by a group of local fishermen who were interested in tree planting as a means for stabilizing the local environment.[2]
CFI's operating model is communities need to make their own change. In April 2009, CFI helped Tanzanians in Pemba incorporate their own organization, Community Forests Pemba (CFP).[3]
In 2010, Jeff was named one of Canada's Top 10 volunteers by the CBC Canada's Champions of Change a program run by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with the goal of recognizing some of Canada's most active volunteers.[2]