The Northern Forest Archipelago (NFA) is a sovereign nation-state and is interested in cultivating and maintaining diplomatic relations with other nations and states (both micro and macro). Please contact our Ministry of Foreign Relations if you wish to establish diplomatic relations with the NFA.
The goals of the Foreign Relations Corps of the Northern Forest Archipelago are to: establish friendly and beneficial relations with other nations and states, pursue the goals set out as the guiding principles of the NFA (see below), increase the NFA's knowledge about other nations and states and micronationalism in general, promote a positive image of the NFA, and carry out any other initiatives put forward by the King and/or parliament.
The guiding principles of the NFA are simple:
- Protection of the woods, waters, and wildlife of the Northern Forest
- Sustainable use and enjoyment of the woods, waters, and wildlife of the Northern Forest
- Spread the word about the value and beauty of the woods, waters, and wildlife of the Northern Forest, so as to promote and insure their protection over time
There are no set criteria for nations or states wishing to establish diplomatic relations with the NFA, each nation or state is evaluated on a case by case basis. The NFA defines diplomatic relations between the NFA and other nations or states or organizations as activities ranging from informal discussions and meetings online to treaties and pacts and agreements to alliances and confederations. The NFA reserves the absolute right to refuse or terminate diplomatic relations with any nation or state at any time. The NFA will no longer be a party to treaties or pacts that simply state intentions of goodwill and non-aggression, as this is the stance of the NFA towards all nations and states at all times; treaties should instead serve as groundbreaking measures with significant implications for the NFA, its partners, and the world.
Treaties and Other Documents of which the Northern Forest Archipelago is a signatory:
- Charter of the United Nations
- Charter of the Organization of American States
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States
- Inter-American Democratic Charter
- Protection of the Archeological, Historical, and Artistic Heritage of the American Nations (Convention of San Salvador)
- Convention for the Promotion of Inter-American Cultural Relations
- Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities
- Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty
- Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture
- Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
- Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism
- Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacture and Trafficking in Weapons, Munitions, Explosives and Related Materials
- Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution
- Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal
- Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
- International Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Convention on Cooperation in the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS)
- Agreement Establishing the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research
- Antarctic Treaty
- Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos
- Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
- Convention on the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada and the United States
- Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR)
- Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
- International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
- North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
- North American Plant Protection Agreement
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Outer Space Treaty
- Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty
- The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development