23rd Session Committee on Forestry

Shaping a new agenda for forests

The key themes of the Session sought to respond directly to the milestone agreements of 2015 and investigated how forests and sustainable forest management can contribute to the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals. 

Together with the World Forest Week, COFO considered how the full potential of forests, including forests’ contributions to livelihoods, food security, jobs, gender equality and many other global development goals including the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreements, can best be unlocked.

The State of the World's Forests 2016 - forests and agriculture: Land-use challenges and opportunities was released.

 

• H.R.H. Prince Laurent of Belgium
• H.E. Rafael Pacchiano Alamán Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico
• H.E. Vidar Helgesen, Norwegian Minister for Climate and Environment
• Dr. Hoesung Lee, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC Secretariat
• Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, Chairperson, 22nd and 23rd Session of the Committee on Forestry
• José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• René Castro Salazar, Assistant Director-General, FAO Forestry Department

Session videos

• Using Google technology to strengthen global forest and land monitoring data
• Inseparable: Forest, Wildlife and Food Security
• High Level Dialogue on Forests and Climate Change
• High-Level Dialogue on Forest and the Sustainable Development Goals
• Forest Communication Session Video: How can we lead forestry out of the woods
• Costa Rican Pianist and Composer Manuel Obregon

World Forest Week 5

For the fifth time, COFO was held in conjunction with World Forest Week - a series of meetings and events sponsored by FAO and its partner organizations and institutions. The World Forest Week is an opportunity for sharing state-of-the-art knowledge and major accomplishments and achievements.