FAO and UN-Habitat are bringing technical experts together online with local voices from across Africa to exchange experiences and lessons learned. The forum aims to identify concrete actions to be taken at the regional level.

Information note

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) are co-hosting the 1^st African Forum on Urban Forests from Accra in Ghana.

• An online forum uniting technical experts and voices from across the continent to exchange experiences and lessons learned.

• Discussions focusing on potential long-term collaboration on the development of strategies for a greener, healthier and happier future in Africa, aiming to identify concrete actions to be taken.

• Working in line with the Call to Action  and the five standards proposed by the Tree Cities of the World which was launched at the 1^st World Forum of Urban Forests

• Providing inputs and contributions to developing and implementing the FAO’s Green Cities Initiative in Africa and to implementing the recommendations of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission’s recommendations from its 22^nd session held in March 2020 in South Africa.

Time: 10am GMT

Interpretation: English and French.

Programme: HERE or HERE

Register: HERE

Questionnaire: Ahead of the Forum, a short report will be compiled and presented, based on a questionnaire on urban forestry and urban greening in Africa. Please complete to the best of your knowledge in English, French and Portuguese. 

Zoom HERE

Join the conversation on our Social Media channels: @FAOAfrica