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The UN World Restoration Flagships are the most ambitious, promising or successful examples of large-scale ecosystem restoration. They offer an opportunity for initiatives and countries to be globally recognized and celebrated for their restoration success stories.

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) today opened nominations for the 7th  Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award, an honour granted to individuals who have made extraordinary efforts to improve the world’s forests and the lives of people who depend on them. 

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests today called for urgent global action to unlock the potential of forests for people and the planet, with only seven years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Forest Goals. 

The 18th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF18) convened from UN headquarters in New York from 8 to 12 May, where FAO brought forward messages of innovation, policy coherence, and investment incentives to help drive forward forest conservation, restoration and sustainable use pathways.

FAO Forestry will play a key role in contributing to the deliberations of the upcoming United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF18). 

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), one of the world’s largest providers of forest finance, has joined the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) in a move that will enhance global efforts to end deforestation and ensure the sustainable management of forests and trees, the CPF announced today.&n...

Through strategic partnerships such as the CPF, transformational change can be achieved, and barriers to addressing deforestation and forest degradation can be removed.

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu announced the appointment of a new director of the FAO Forestry Division last week. As Director of the FAO Forestry Division, Zhimin Wu will also assume the role of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests Chair.

At 52 years old, through a marriage and the birth of seven children, Dandakoye has witnessed devastating changes to the land around his village of Sakey Kouara Tegui. Situated in the western region of Niger, Dandakoye’s village is nestled in the watershed of the Gorou Tayya plateau in the urban c...

To achieve sustainable development, it is essential that agriculture and forestry be part of a coordinated approach to solving the global challenges of hunger, climate change and biodiversity loss.

A new FAO report looks at what needs to be done to balance food and forests.

Education is essential for safeguarding natural resources, including forests, for future generations. This is one of the key messages of a new and comprehensive "Global Assessment of Forest Education" that examines the status of forest education and identifies much needed actions. 

Investing in a sustainable future means investing in youth, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today told attendees of the event 'A bright future for forestry: Investing in youth career development'. The event also saw the lau...

Rome – The world must halt deforestation, plant trees to make the planet greener and restore productive capacities, and use forests and trees sustainably, QU Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), today told the opening of the 26th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO).

Seoul – Activist Cécile Ndjebet, of Cameroon, today won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them.

Seoul - Forests can be a driving force in tackling climate change, boosting food security, conserving biodiversity and creating a world free of poverty, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) said today at the XV World Forest Conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Rome/Dubai – From drinking a glass of water to building a house, forests are precious resources for people’s lives and are key to solving many global challenges, including the climate crisis and poverty, according to a new report developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unit...

Agricultural expansion drives almost 90 percent of global deforestation – an impact much greater than previously thought, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said today.  The High-level Dialogue brought together the heads and principals of the 

A high-level dialogue led by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) will outline urgent actions needed to scale up efforts to halt deforestation and degradation at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) later this week. Leaders of UN agencies and other CPF members will highlight individ...