The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is a partnership for assisting tropical countries to monitor their forest and carbon resources.
With hundreds of ongoing activities worldwide and over 70 international partners working in more than 50 countries, the GFOI is a trusted and effective initiative for global collaboration towards climate action.
Fifty multistakeholder representatives came together in Kisantu in October 2026 for a national dialogue on institutionalizing the Democratic Republic...
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Delegates from nine countries explored how to sustainably finance national forest monitoring systems (NFMSs) during a workshop on...
Tropical forest countries gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome from 3 to 5 November...
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Coffee from Kenya, cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire, rubber from Malaysia and Cambodia, palm oil from Indonesia. Behind each of these commodities are millions...
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Rome, 5 November – Participants at the
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Rome, 3 November – Representatives from approximately 22 tropical forest countries gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization...
A sustainable national forest monitoring system (NFMS) depends on more than technical capacity; it requires strong institutions, effective coordination...
More than 40 representatives from government institutions, technical and financial partners, civil society, academia and international organizations...
The Country-Led Planning (CLP) programme of the Global Forest Observations...
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development...
Hybrid Event, Rome (Italy)
Representatives from tropical forest countries around the world will gather in Rome, Italy, from 3 to 5 November 2026 for the GFOI country...
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component is pleased to invite you to the fifth...
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component will hold a workshop during the 2026 Earth...
On 22 April 2026, the government of Guatemala is hosting a one-day workshop in Guatemala City, Guatemala,...
The Government of Zambia will host a two-day multistakeholder workshop from 4–5 March 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia,...
The theme for the GFOI Plenary 2025 was “Forests and the marvel of monitoring”. Broader discussions focused on how we can strengthen the connections...
The 2025–2026 GFOI R&D Country Engagement Report presents the findings of the global R&D Needs Analysis Survey, a synthesis of R&D needs...
Representatives from tropical forest countries around the world gathered in Rome, Italy, from 3 to 5 November 2026 for the GFOI country forum: A South-South...
Zoom into the GFOI Inventory of Activities, a powerful portal for uncovering information on the forest monitoring support delivered by GFOI’s international partners to tropical countries.
Dive into the GFOI Family of Resources, a hub of guidance materials to support countries with developing national forest monitoring systems and associated emissions measurement, reporting and verification procedures.
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