UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 COP16

Cali (Colombia), Hybrid Event, 21/10/2024 - 01/11/2024

COP16 is the first Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP since the Global Biodiversity Framework, also known as The Biodiversity Plan was adopted at COP15 in December 2022, in Montreal, Canada.

UN Climate Change Conference 2024 COP29

Baku (Azerbaijan), Hybrid Event, 11/11/2024 - 22/11/2024

The Conference is a landmark event in the global effort to combat climate change and ensure food security for present and future generations.

9th World Forest Week

Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 22/07/2024 - 26/07/2024

The 9th World Forest Week will provide the wider forest community with a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, showcase best practices and on-the-ground actions, and contribute to international debates on forestry and environmental issues.

Drylands Summer School

Nairobi (Kenya), 12/09/2024 - 15/09/2024

FAO's second drylands summer school will explore transformative approaches to building climate-resilient dryland systems.

Joint Session of the 40th European Forestry Commission and the 77th UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry

Geneva (Switzerland), 04/11/2019 - 07/11/2019

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.

European Forest Week

Ministerial forum on sustainable wood - towards carbon-neutral and resilient economies

(South Korea), Hybrid Event, 02/05/2022

An important step towards better harvesting the potential of sustainable wood for carbon-neutral and resilient economies was taken by ministers at the XV World Forestry Congress, which is co-organized by FAO and the Republic of Korea.  Sustainable wood has huge potential as a cost-effective solution in sectors including construction, furniture, packaging, renewable energy, biomaterials for...

62nd Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Virtual Event, 17/04/2021 - 18/04/2021

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 efforts t...

61st Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Virtual Event, 31/03/2020

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 efforts t...

60th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Vancouver (Canada), 07/05/2019

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 efforts t...

59th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

(Italy), 05/04/2018

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 efforts t...

58th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Berlin (Germany), 17/05/2017

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 efforts t...

57th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Sydney (Australia), 05/07/2016

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 efforts t...

56th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

Washington (United States), 05/05/2015 - 06/05/2015

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 efforts t...

Catalyzing private finance for inclusive and sustainable forest value chains

(Italy), 02/04/2019 - 03/04/2019

The Expert Meeting brought together a wide range of participants (companies, funds, development finance institutions, small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), producer organizations, development agencies, and sector experts) to discuss how to catalyze private finance for sustainable forestry, and in particular the potential of the value chain approach. The proposal to create a Forest Finance I...

SW4SW Dialogue for francophone countries in Africa

Douala (Cameroon), 28/05/2019 - 30/05/2019

The first SW4SW dialogue took place in Douala, Cameroon, marking the start of SW4SW activities in Africa. The meeting brought together 65 professionals from governments, the private sector, civil society, professional associations, international organizations and communities. The SW4SW Regional Dialogues aim to raise awareness and build capacity on the contributions of sustainable wood value ch...

SW4SW Regional Dialogue in Africa

Johannesburg (South Africa), 29/10/2019 - 31/10/2019

The Johannesburg event was the second regional dialogue in Africa, following on from the regional dialogue for francophone Africa held in Cameroon 28-30 May 2019. The purpose of the regional dialogues is to raise awareness and build capacity to increase contributions of wood value chains to sustainable development and climate change mitigation. The Johannesburg dialogue brought together key ...

International Forum of Sustainable Forest Products Industry - Sustainable Wood for a Sustainable World

Nanjing (China), 23/11/2019 - 25/11/2019

The meeting held on 23-25 November 2019, in Nanning, China promoted an exchange among China and some of its main trade partners from the developing world on how to make international timber trade work for improving sustainability of wood value chains and unlocking their contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals. During two days of discussions and one day of field visits, representat...

SW4SW Workshop on wood products in the sustainable bioeconomy

Rome (Italy), 10/12/2019 - 11/12/2019

The workshop provided the basis for establishment of an informal international working group on wood products in the sustainable bioeconomy and gathered valuable information to feed the work of FAO and its partners in the implementation of the SW4SW Initiative

Webinar: SW4SW Roundtable on COVID19-related impacts on forest wood value chains and contributions to build back better

Virtual Event, 25/06/2020

This webinar held during the COVID-19 Forestry Webinar Week on 25 June 2020 had the SW4SW leading organizations discussing the main findings from a global survey on the impacts of the pandemic on wood value chains.

Webinar:  Sustainable wood in construction - contributing to green cities and the bioeconomy

Virtual Event, 21/06/2021

Building on the lessons learned from the first four years of the Sustainable Wood for Sustainable World initiative, this webinar presented and exchanged information on innovative initiatives focusing on making cities more sustainable through the increased use of wood in construction.