20/10
2025
Building the future: innovative wood solutions for carbon neutrality and sustainable bioeconomy
20/10/2025
Sustainable wood construction can serve as a nature-based solution to address multiple challenges—from the global housing crisis to climate change mitigation.
1/10
2025
6th Near East Forestry Week side event: Launch of the Status of Mediterranean Forests 2025
01/10/2025
Join FAO and Silva Mediterranea – the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions for the release of the third edition of the Status of Mediterranean Forests report. The launch will take place at a side event for the 6th Near East Forestry Week, which runs alongside the 27th Session of the Near East Forestry and Range Commission meeting, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
15/10
2025
World Restoration Flagships award ceremony - FAO’s 80th anniversary and World Food Forum
Rome (Italy), 15/10/2025
Four new UN World Restoration Flagships will be announced at this event celebrating significant worldwide efforts to revive our forests, farmlands and other degraded ecosystems. By awarding World Restoration Flagships, the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the UN Environment Programme, recognizes the most ambitious, promis...
24/9
2025
Building strong advocacy agendas for forest and farm producer organizations
24/09/2025
This webinar will explore how forest and farm producer organizations influence and shape national and subnational policies and legal frameworks to create more supportive environments for their members and sustainable land management.
1/12
2025
5/12
2025
25th Session African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
The Gambia (The Gambia), 01/12/2025 - 05/12/2025
Created in 1959, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC) 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.
14/10
2025
15/10
2025
First International Green Cities Conference
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 14/10/2025 - 15/10/2025
The First International Green Cities Conference will bring together mayors, ministers, city leaders, UN agencies, civil society, private sector actors, and financial institutions to celebrate achievements, exchange knowledge, foster partnerships, and mobilize resources for the adoption of integrated urban solutions.
26/3
2025
27/3
2025
Advancing sustainable wood value chains for improved livelihoods and climate resilience
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 26/03/2025 - 27/03/2025
The two-day workshop hosted a discussion on sustainable supply of wood and the role of inclusive forest- and tree-planting to support the increased use of sustainable wood products, as well as the business case for smallholder engagement with the sustainable wood in construction value chain.
6/5
2025
66th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
New York (United States), Hybrid Event, 06/05/2025
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...
30/9
2025
Accelerating inclusive agrifood systems - the sustainable use of forest products beyond wood
30/09/2025
By emphasizing sustainability, equitable benefit-sharing and improved livelihoods, this webinar will explore how forest goods and services are driving innovation in sectors such as food, cosmetics, bioplastics and ecotourism.
30/6
2025
Global Forest Observations Initiative R&D Exchange: Insights on degradation and regrowth from research to reporting
30/06/2025
Join the 3rd GFOI R&D Exchange to gain key insights on assessing degradation and regrowth carbon fluxes, national methodologies and how science could help improve country reporting.
18/6
2025
Innovative practices in the sustainable management of fast-growing trees
18/06/2025
Join an FAO webinar from 14:00–15:30 (CEST) to learn more about fast-growing trees - an important source of income and many other ecosystem services.
9/9
2025
11/9
2025
33rd Session North American Forest Commission
Chicago (United States), 09/09/2025 - 11/09/2025
Established in 1958, the North American Forest Commission (NAFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum f...
21/10
2025
23/10
2025
GFOI Plenary 2025: Forests and the marvel of monitoring
(Indonesia), Hybrid Event, 21/10/2025 - 23/10/2025
The Global Forest Observations Initiative Plenary is the major global gathering for countries, donors, development partners and practitioners working in the forest monitoring sector.
10/6
2025
Powering the future with forests: a roadmap to a circular bioeconomy
10/06/2025
As countries strive to build low-carbon, resource-efficient economies, forest-based industries are at the forefront of delivering sustainable and circular bio-based solutions.
7/7
2025
10/7
2025
4th Session Committee on Forestry Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 07/07/2025 - 10/07/2025
The Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral systems and to promote the scaling and adoption of good practices for their protection, sustainable management and restoration.
29/5
2025
30/5
2025
Matchmaking and discovery event on financing restorative value chains
Nairobi (Kenya), Hybrid Event, 29/05/2025 - 30/05/2025
This event brings together Kenyan entrepreneurs working in tree planting, agroforestry and land restoration with investors and financial institutions.
26/6
2025
From forest to market: advancing forest-based bioeconomy solutions to ensure resource supply meets growing demand
Virtual Event, 26/06/2025
Discover how sustainable forest product supply chains can foster economic prosperity, ecological health and social inclusion by advancing value addition and market opportunities.
6/7
2025
10/7
2025
Third Drylands Global School
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 06/07/2025 - 10/07/2025
FAO's third drylands school will explore transformative approaches to building climate-resilient dryland systems.
1/9
2025
5/9
2025
34th Session Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission
Panama City (Panama), Hybrid Event, 01/09/2025 - 05/09/2025
The LACFC meets every two years and serves as a forum for countries to analyze important regional forestry issues and to exchange knowledge and experiences.
22/4
2025
Earth Day: Two years of progress, a new chapter for restoration with AIM4Forests
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 22/04/2025
Two years after the launch of AIM4Forests on Earth Day 2023, join FAO as we celebrate the remarkable strides made in forest monitoring and restoration—and unveil the next frontier in ecosystem stewardship.