US Forest Delegation, World Forestry Congress, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Held every six years, the World Forestry Congress is an international conference where countries and institutions gather to share ideas and policies regarding forestry management, conservation and a host of other issues. The United States Forest Delegation sought to provide an environment where they could communicate what was happening in the USA, but also learn about what others were doing in their home countries. A diverse group of forestry oriented stakeholders needed to be represented and an environment created that allowed them to communicate their messages. They also sought to be as ecological as possible. In previous years, exhibit transportation had been a challenge because of customs issues. To avoid these issues, and reduce the carbon footprint, we built the entire booth in Buenos Aires with green materials sourced locally in Argentina.
[...] US Forestry Service’s globetrotting eco-booth was born in 2009, built from locally sourced green materials right in Buenos Aires where it first [...]