AIM4Forests: Two years of progress, a new chapter for restoration

Join the FAO Forestry Division and its partners on Earth Day 2025 to mark a pivotal moment in the journey toward the protection and restoration of forests and ecosystems.

Date and time: Tuesday, 22 April 2025; 15:30 - 17:30 CEST
Join us in person: at FAO Headquarters; Rome, Italy (Austria Room), or
Join us online: via Zoom – register here: https://bit.ly/AIM4FandN 
Simultaneous interpretation: English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese

Two years after the launch of AIM4Forests on Earth Day 2023, join us as we celebrate the remarkable strides made in forest monitoring and restoration—and unveil the next frontier in ecosystem stewardship. At Earth Day 2025, the FAO Forestry Division and our partners will showcase how innovative monitoring tools have empowered countries to detect deforestation, reduce forest degradation, and drive restoration initiatives worldwide.

Building on this success, we are proud to introduce AIM4NatuRe – a new project designed to expand monitoring support beyond forests. With AIM4NatuRe, countries and Indigenous Peoples will benefit from advanced tools and methodologies to track broader ecosystem and biodiversity restoration efforts, including vital freshwater systems.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Segment 1 – Celebrating AIM4Forests:

Discover key achievements from the first two years of AIM4Forests. Highlights will include:

• Remarks from Maggie Charnley, Head of International Forests Unit, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom;
• Opening Remarks by Zhimin Wu, Director, FAO Forestry Division;
• Highlights from AIM4Forests – Ghislaine Gill, Forest Monitoring Specialist, FAO Forestry Division;
• E-learning Curriculum - Forest Monitoring for Climate Action - Rocío Dánica Cóndor-Golec, Forestry Officer, FAO Forestry Division;
• Young Forest Champions – Eva Ntara, Mangroves and MRV Specialist, FAO Forestry Division.

Segment 2 – Launching AIM4NatuRe:

Be among the first to learn about the vision and scope of Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Nature Restoration AIM4NatuRe and the new resources and innovations being launched to support  countries and Indigenous Peoples to realize their restoration targets and ambitions. Highlights will include:

• Overview of AIM4NatuRe – Yelena Finegold, FAO Forestry Division

• Importance of the new initiative to CBD processes – CBD
• Launch of Indigenous Peoples’ Biocentric Restoration workstream

• Yon Fernandez de Larrinoa, Senior Advocacy Officer, FAO’s Indigenous Peoples Unit (PSUI)
• Iran Xukuru, Coletivo Jupago Kreka, Xukuru People from Caatinga Biome of Brazil
• Mari Guay, Centro CINDES, Peru

• Launch of Reporting Guidance for Freshwater Ecosystems – Ashley Steel, Forestry Officer, FAO

The event is moderated by Julian Fox, Senior Forestry Officer and Forest Monitoring and Data Platforms Team Leader, FAO Forestry Division.

REGISTER TODAY!

Whether you are working in government, academia, civil society, or the UN system, this event is a valuable opportunity to learn, exchange, and engage with cutting-edge solutions for forest and ecosystem monitoring.

📅 Mark your calendar and register today to join us in person or online as we scale up restoration monitoring and shape a greener, more resilient future.

 

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