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Scientists learn how to make a “big bang” for forests
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Activist from Burundi receives top forestry award 1 October 2019 Collaborative Partnership on Forests honours Leonidas Nzigiyimpa for his outstanding contribution to improving forests and the lives of local communities. [more]
News from FAO Forestry - InFOflash 18
News from FAO Forestry - InFOflash 18 1 October 2019 Check out the new mobile version of FAO’s free geospatial monitoring platform SEPAL 2.1, powered by 190 satellites providing daily updates and described as a game changer for tracking forest cover and changes in land use across the world. [more]

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FAO Forestry Paper 182

 

 

 


State of the World's Forests

 

 

 


Forests and Education

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests in 2012, to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The Collaborative Partnership on Forests choose a different theme for each International Day of Forests, during which countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns.

Meetings

CPF Workshop on “Strengthening the Global Core Set of Forest Indicators”, Italy, 22 October 2019 - 24 October 2019
7th International Wildland Fire Conference Brazil, 28 October 2019 - 1 November 2019
Joint Session of the 40th European Forestry Commission (EFC) - 77th UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry Switzerland, 4 November 2019 - 7 November 2019
2nd Latin America Urban Forestry Meeting Colombia, 5 November 2019 - 8 November 2019
African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) - 22nd Session South Africa, 18 November 2019 - 22 November 2019
Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) - 24th Session Turkey, 25 November 2019 - 29 November 2019
GFOI Plenary 2020 Italy, 9 March 2020 - 13 March 2020
25th Session of the Committee on Forestry Italy, 22 June 2020 - 26 June 2020

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last updated:  Monday, September 30, 2019