The Collaborative Partnership on Forests at the 21st Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21)
Monday 11-15 May 2026 | UN Headquarters | New York, United States of America
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests will play an active role during the twenty-first session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21), contributing to key discussions and events in support of the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030.
Taking place on 11–15 May at UN Headquarters in New York, the session will focus on accelerating progress towards the Strategic Plan, with emphasis on Global Forest Goals 1, 3 and 5.
UNFF21 will review implementation efforts, highlight new and updated voluntary national contributions, and showcase outcomes from country-led initiatives. It will also examine how countries, international organizations, the private sector and other stakeholders are strengthening cooperation to advance sustainable forest management. The session will further explore the role of forests in addressing global challenges by strengthening linkages with key international frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. In addition, UNFF21 will address means of implementation—such as finance, partnerships and data—review progress in monitoring and reporting, and contribute to the Global Forest Goals Report 2026. Looking ahead, the session will initiate discussions on the final review of the international arrangement on forests and consider emerging issues shaping the future of forests worldwide.
Further information can be found on the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21) webpage.
CPF at UNFF 21 Agenda
High-level plenary events
Monday 11 May 2025 | 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room 4, UN HQ
Main Session: Item 3 (c) (i) Contributions of the CPF, its member organizations & the UN system to achieving the thematic priorities; progress on the workplan of the Partnership.
Zhimin Wu, Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
Side events co-organized by CPF Members
Monday, 11 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room D, UN HQ
Enhancing collaboration of financial mechanisms to support transformative changes for the conservation of primary forests
Organizers: Global Environment Facility, UNFF Secretariat, and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Monday, 11 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room 8, UN HQ
Outreach meeting for COP30’s Roadmap on Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030
Organizers: UNFCCC COP30 Presidency, Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, and UNFCCC Secretariat
Co-organizers: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Webcast
Monday, 11 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room 4, UN HQ
Advancing Nature-Based Solutions for forest restoration, water security, and climate-resilience
Organizers: National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, France, and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room 8, UN HQ
CPF Round Table: Accelerating collaborative actions towards achieving the Global Forest Goals
Organizers: Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)
Concept note | Webcast
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room 4, UN HQ
Vienna Call for Action: The power of forest-based bioeconomy
Organizers: Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management of Austria, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry of Australia, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room D, UN HQ
People-centered forest action: Sustainable agroforestry and family farming as drivers for COP 30 delivery through the TERRA GPFI
Organizers: FAO / Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), and Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming (MDA), Brazil
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room 8, UN HQ
Strengthening the Global Network of the World Mangrove Center (WMC). Mangroves without borders: Powering a global network for climate, communities, and the future
Organizers: Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, World Bank, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW Germany)
Thursday, 14 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room D, UN HQ
The role of sustainable wood value chains for carbon neutrality and circular economy
Organizers: Korea Forest Service (KFS), Republic of Korea, and International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Co-organizer: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Thursday, 14 May 2026 | 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. (EDT) | Conference Room 4, UN HQ
Scaling up integrated fire management: Whats next?
Organizers: Global Fire Management Hub, an initiative led by FAO and UNEP, and Government of Türkiye
Co-organizer: Government of Germany
Webcast
See the full list of side events at the 21st Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests here.
Image credit: UN DESA
