23rd Session Committee on Forestry

Rome (Italy), 18/07/2016 - 22/07/2016

COFO23 considered how the full potential of forests can best be unlocked.

24th Session Committee on Forestry

Rome (Italy), 16/07/2018 - 20/07/2018

The 24th session and the 6th World Forest Week explored the contributions that forests can make to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

25th Session Committee on Forestry

Virtual Event, 05/10/2020 - 09/10/2020

The Twenty-fifth Session of the Committee on Forestry was convened virtually from 5 to 9 October 2020.

26th Session Committee on Forestry

Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 03/10/2022 - 07/10/2022

The Twenty-sixth Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO26) was held from 3–7 October 2022 in a hybrid format.

Towards a more efficient and impactful Collaborative Partnership on Forests

New York (United States), Hybrid Event, 11/05/2023

This event aims to provide information and build better understanding of the ongoing work of the CPF, explore pathways to strengthen CPF’s support to UNFF Member States, and to collect views and informal feedback from them. The meeting will also offer an opportunity to identify next steps to be taken regarding Member States’ engagement and contributions to the CPF’s work.

UN Forum on Forests – 18th session

New York (United States), Hybrid Event, 08/05/2023 - 12/05/2023

The United Nations Forum on Forests' main objective is to promote the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end, based on key milestones of international forest policy.

Joint Session of the 39th European Forestry Commission - 75th UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry

Warsaw (Poland), 09/10/2017 - 13/10/2017

Created in 1947, the European Forestry Commission (EFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years.

Fourth European Forest Week

Theme: Forests, our common good

First celebrated in 2008, the...

Joint Session of the 41st FAO European Forestry Commission and the 79th UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry

Rome (Italy), 22/11/2021 - 25/11/2021

Created in 1947, the European Forestry Commission is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years.

Joint Session of the 42nd European Forestry Commission and 81st UNECE Committee on Forests and Forest Industry

(San Marino), 20/11/2023 - 24/11/2023

The European Forestry Commission (EFC) provides a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis.

64th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 25/05/2023

The Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI) is a FAO statutory body composed of senior executives from the private industry sector worldwide. It meets yearly with the main objective of providing guidance on activities and programme of work of the FAO Forestry Division on issues relevant to the paper and forest products industry, in support of member countries effort...

33rd Session Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission

Virtual Event, 26/06/2023 - 30/06/2023

Created in 1948, the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years.

COFO Working Group on Dryland Forests summer school

(Jordan), Amman (Jordan), 12/09/2023 - 15/09/2023

3rd Session COFO Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems

(Jordan), 11/09/2023 - 13/09/2023

30th Session Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

Sydney (Australia), 02/10/2023 - 06/10/2023

The Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission is dedicated to discussing and analyzing forestry issues and key problems of regional significance to promote environmentally sound, socially acceptable and economically efficient forest management practices.

26th Session Near East Forestry and Range Commission

Amman (Jordan), 10/09/2023 - 13/09/2023

This session will be held in conjunction with the third session of the COFO Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems, the 5th Near East Forestry Week as well as the first Drylands Summer School.

32nd Session North American Forest Commission

Fredericton (Canada), 25/09/2023 - 27/09/2023

Established in 1958, the North American Forest Commission is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. 

Global Forest Observations Initiative Plenary

Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 09/05/2023 - 11/05/2023

The annual GFOI Plenary brings together the global community of practitioners who support tropical countries in forest monitoring and associated emissions Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) procedures.

Closing ceremony - International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development 2022

Hybrid Event, 26/04/2023

A global high-level closing ceremony will look ahead and engage United Nations agencies and other relevant partners to define a joint roadmap for the protection of vulnerable mountain ecosystems while building the resilience of mountain peoples.

Unlocking finance for smallholder forest and farm producers

Nairobi (Kenya), 18/04/2023 - 20/04/2023

Lessons and practices for landscape restoration and sustainable production in Africa