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FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) reflects on a productive and enriching year for understanding the status and trends in forest-related variables across the world.

Forestry experts discuss the history and success of the close collaboration between FAO, UNECE and FOREST EUROPE.

The regional workshop “Monitoring tools available for forest and landscape restoration in the Mediterranean region” took place with remarkable success in Barcelona, Spain, from 6 to 10 November 2023. 

FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) held the second FRA 2025 country reporting workshop for Asian countries in Tokyo with the participation of 25 National Correspondents and alternates from 20 countries.

Students from Italy and around the world gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, to learn about forests and biodiversity from the Forest Kids video game.

The Forest Information Week took place from 10 to 13 October 2023 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. 

Regional experts from Anglophone African countries unite in Port Louis, Mauritius, to enhance technical capacities, data quality and sustainability for the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025.

The seaside resort of Grand Bassam hosted the official opening ceremony of the regional workshop on FRA 2025.

National Correspondents workshop for FOREST EUROPE signatory countries on “Global Forest Resources Assessment and Joint Pan-European Data Collection organized by FAO in Finland.

A virtual FRA 2025 workshop for Canada and USA virtual was arranged in June 2024.

The first FRA 2025 workshop for Francophone Africa was arranged in May 2024 virtual. 

The Near East and North Africa regional workshop will contribute to strengthening forest reporting for a greener, more sustainable future in the Near East and North Africa region. 

Regional Workshop organized by FAO in Nadi, Fiji, to support twelve representatives from Pacific countries in compiling data for the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA 2025).

FAO FRA 2025 sub-regional workshop for Anglophone Africa was held on 28/04/2023 in Hwange, Zimbabwe to provide technical assistance on the online platform used to compile the country reports.

Regional workshop held in Panama by the FRA team of the FAO Forestry Division to support FRA 2025 country reporting.

The FAO sub-regional office supported the organization of the FRA 2025 workshop for the Caribbean the first of a series of regional and sub-regional workshops organized as part of the data collection and review process.

Primary forest workshop session organized by FAO and OFAC/COMIFAC in Douala, Cameroon to improve Central African primary forest reporting.

Safeguarding mountain vegetation: FAO receives 2021 GEO Sustainable Development Goals Award.

FAO-led experts' exchange on primary forests continues with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region this week to review national definitions, monitoring and reporting methods.

FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) open-access platform has now been optimized for mobile view, allowing easier access to forest data and trends for 236 countries and territories.