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Forest Monitoring

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COP30: FAO’s AIM4Forests secures long-term financial support from the United Kingdom

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Transparent and robust forest monitoring enabling the Tropical Forest Forever Facility - a historic paradigm shift in global efforts to protect and restore tropical forests

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FAO at the Global Transparency Forum 2025: Advancing forest data transparency for climate action

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FAO supports innovative finance facility for tropical forest conservation

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FAO and CBD launch partnership to accelerate monitoring of ecosystem restoration in Asia–Pacific and beyond

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Institutionalization of forest data online facilitated course: Building sustainable and transparent national forest monitoring systems

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Building forest solutions: regional training boosts inclusive planning and digital monitoring across Central Asia

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FAO unveils redesigned open-source forest monitoring platform – Open Foris

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Gambia’s National Forest Inventory goes digital and more precise with Open Foris solutions

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Forest Data Without Borders: Latin America and the Caribbean Strengthen Their Commitment to Forest Transparency

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Zambia explores ART-TREES Standard to enhance access to climate finance

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Strengthening Traceability and Sustainability in Viet Nam’s Coffee and Rubber Sectors

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Inspiring future forest leaders through dialogue and knowledge exchange

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Expert workshop advances AI-driven forest growth monitoring and climate mitigation strategies

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FAO, INPE, UNDP and the Brazilian Governments join forces to improve data accuracy assessments for better forest monitoring

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Innovative approaches to mapping forest change and direct drivers in Central Africa using the SEPAL platform

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As deforestation rules loom, public digital tools can keep small farmers in business

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Start of AIM4Commodities project activities in Colombia: strengthening the traceability and sustainability of cocoa

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Earth Observation for Forests: Open Foris solutions driving real impact for forests and people

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A shared commitment to institutionalizing robust national forest monitoring systems

Nearly 3 000 professionals join FAO’s online facilitated course

FAO at the frontline in monitoring forests and ecosystems

Every year 10 million hectares of forest are lost to deforestation.

In response, world leaders have committed to halt deforestation and restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030.

To achieve this, countries need the right data to measure progress and enable action on the ground.

FAO’s Forest Monitoring team works to bridge this gap by:

  • Developing new solutions driven by innovation and technology 
  • Deploying inclusive capacity development approaches to empower anyone, anywhere 
  • Collecting, analysing and reporting of forest data 
  • Accelerating the protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests
Highlights

14/2

2025

Private Sector Brown Bag Lunches Series: Digitalisation for Development with Google
Hybrid Event, 14/02/2025

We are thrilled to introduce the Private Sector Brown Bag Lunches series – a new initiative by the FAO Private Sector Partnerships Unit, in collaboration with private sector entities, to...

28/11

2024

Enhancing national forest monitoring systems for climate action: Tools, plans and approaches
Virtual Event, 28/11/2024

Join the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and its lead partner, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), for the webinar “Enhancing national forest monitoring systems for climate action: Tools, plans and approaches” on 28 November 2024 fr...

Tree planting ceremony and Inauguration of the educational path at the FAO Park of Global library of trees and flowers. (Villa Pamphilj)
Tree Planting Ceremony and Inauguration of the Educational Path at the FAO Park of Global Library of Trees and Flowers, Villa Pamphilj
23/04/2024

Tree planting ceremony and Inauguration of the educational path at the FAO Park of Global library of trees and flowers. (Villa Pamphilj) Photo credit...

Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action
Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action
09/05/2024

The webinar 'Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action' offers invaluable insights from international experts and various countries, delving...

Brazilian Forest Service objectives: Interview with Marcus Vinicius Alves, Deputy Director-General
17/09/2024

Marcus Vinicius Alves, Deputy Director-General from the Brazilian Forest Service, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, discusses the current...

Publications
Towards the institutionalization of forest data – The importance of data management and sharing
29/10/2025

This publication explores how countries can improve forest data governance by institutionalizing data management and sharing within national forest...

A global methodology for the assessment of direct drivers associated with deforestation and degradation
31/07/2025

Assessment of drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in West Africa
20/06/2025

This report presents the methodology and main findings of an assessment conducted between 2015 and 2020 to identify the primary drivers of deforestation...

CBIT-Forest II - One year in numbers
22/04/2025

Enhancing Ghana’s forest monitoring system for climate action through AIM4Forests
01/04/2025

Ghana’s commitment to sustainable forest management and climate action has been further strengthened through the assessment of needs and gaps. The application...

Strengthening forest data transparency with a national monitoring system in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
21/03/2025

This publication highlights Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS), which supports REDD+, results-based payments,...

Enhancing sustainable forest management and climate action through the national forest monitoring system in Kenya
21/03/2025

Kenya’s National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) supports sustainable forest management and climate action by providing accurate data to guide decisions...

Slowly getting there: a review of country experience on estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation
26/11/2024

Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation is important, yet challenging, for many countries. This paper reports results from analysis...

Forest monitoring for transparent commodity supply chains
19/11/2024

Over the last two decades, consumers have grown more aware of the environmental and social impacts of commodity production. Many companies have started...

Pathways to forest data transparency: Best practices from national forest monitoring to support climate action
Pathways to forest data transparency: Best practices from national forest monitoring to support climate action
10/11/2024

Featuring successful examples from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean, this publication empowers countries to develop robust...

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