Monday, 16 July
6th World Forest Week and 24th Session of the Committee on Forestry opens
- H.E. Akram Chehayeb, Chairman of the 24th Committee on Forestry, Lebanon
- José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic and Minister for Mahaweli Development and Environment, Asia Pacific Forestry Commission, Sri Lanka
- H.E. Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Minister of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia
- H.E. Marie Chatardova, President, UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
- Sławomir Mazurek, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment, Poland
- H.E. Mario Arvelo Caamaño, Chairman, Committee on Food Security (CFS)
- Daniel Gustafson, Deputy Director-General (Programmes), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Read the press release on the opening of COFO 24 and the 6th WFW
Protecting and sustainably managing the planet's forests is crucial for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Senior government officials from around the world today gathered at FAO to focus on ways to step up global efforts in the forestry sector aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Read a web story on forests and the Sustainable Development Goals
Forests crucial to meeting Sustainable Development Goals and climate change commitments
Without the world’s forests and the multiple benefits they provide, it will be difficult to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Download today's publications
The State of the World's Forests: 2018 This edition is aimed at enhancing our understanding of how forests and their sustainable management contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Moving forward: 2016-2017 This publication presents highlights of FAO’s work in forestry to put the Organization’s Strategic Objectives into action in 2016 and 2017.
