United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF)

The United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), which was established in 2000, is the key intergovernmental body for the development of international policy in support of sustainable forest management. The objective of UNFF is:

"to promote the management conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen political commitment to this end."

Between 1995 and 2000, the predecessors of UNFF - the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (IPF) and the Intergovernmental Forum on Forests (IFF) - identified many activities that would contribute to sustainable forest management. The 270+ IPF/IFF proposals for action together constitute a comprehensive, internationally-agreed framework for action on forests.
At the first session of UNFF in 2001, it was agreed that the monitoring, assessment and reporting (MAR) function of the UNFF would consist of the following:

progress in implementation of the IPF/IFF proposals for action;
progress towards sustainable management of all types of forests; and
review of the effectiveness of the international arrangement on forests.

Go to: UNFF home page

Reporting to UNFF

National reporting to UNFF focuses on countries' progress in implementing the IPF/IFF proposals for action. National reporting is voluntary and is carried out annually.
The voluntary national reports and the Guidelines for the preparation of voluntary national reports to the various sessions of the UNFF are available on the UNFF web site.

Go to: UNFF national reporting page

Last updated: april 2006