8/12
2025
12/12
2025
As the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment, UNEA aims to help restore harmony between humanity and nature, improving the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people.
20/1
2026
23/1
2026
The UNFFS will convene a Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Forest Financing at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific headquarters in Bangkok, to facilitate broad participation across the Asia–Pacific region.
2/2
2026
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
8/3
2026
International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. The world has made unprecedented advances, but no country has achieved gender equality.
21/3
2026
The United Nations proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. The theme for 2026 is "Forests and economies", proposed by the CPF for the 2026 celebration of the International Day of Forests (IDF) was supported by the Forum at UNFF20.
22/3
2026
World Water Day is on 22 March every year. It is an annual United Nations Observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion people currently living without access to safe water.
22/4
2026
The United Nations celebrates this observance through the Harmony with Nature initiative, a platform for global sustainable development that celebrates annually an interactive dialogue on International Mother Earth Day.
11/5
2026
15/5
2026
The UN Forum on Forests is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with universal membership. Since its establishment in 2000, the Forum has set many milestones including the first UN Forest Instrument in 2007, the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN) in 2015, and adoption of the first UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 and its six Global Forest...
20/5
2026
We all depend on the survival of bees. Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities.
5/6
2026
World Environment Day calls for urgent action to revive our damaged ecosystems.
17/6
2026
The day is a unique moment to remind everyone that land degradation neutrality is achievable through problem-solving, strong community involvement and co-operation at all levels.
29/6
2026
The International Day of the Tropics celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the tropics while highlighting unique challenges and opportunities nations of the Tropics face. It provides an opportunity to take stock of progress across the tropics, to share tropical stories and expertise and to acknowledge the diversity and potential of the region.
28/9
2026
2/10
2026
The Committee on Forestry (COFO) is the highest FAO Forestry governing body. As a global Technical Committee, it reports to the FAO Council on programme and budget matters and to the FAO Conference on policy and regulatory matters. The biennial sessions of COFO, held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, bring together heads of forest services and other senior government officials to identify eme...
16/10
2026
As a global community, we each have a role to play in the transformation of agri-food systems - from governments to private companies, farmers, civil society, academia, and all individuals, including youth. Together we can empower each and every element of our agri-food systems to collaborate more fairly, sustainably and inclusively from farm to table, and beyond.
11/12
2026
Mountains are home to 15% of the world´s population and host about half of the world's biodiversity hotspots. They provide freshwater for everyday life to half of humanity. Their conservation is a key factor for sustainable development.
