Previous Sessions of the Committee on Forestry
Welcome to the archive of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) Sessions. This repository provides access to key documents and reports, offering information on the Committee’s activities and decisions.
The Committee on Forestry (COFO) is the highest global intergovernmental body on forestry, serving as a central platform for technical guidance and policy dialogue within the United Nations system. COFO brings together 128 Members shaping international forestry policies, providing technical guidance and advancing forest-based solutions for sustainable development.
COFO was established by the Conference at its Sixteenth Session in 1971 (Resolution 10/71) as a Committee of the Council. Its Rules of Procedure were adopted at the Second Session (1974) and amended at the Third (1976) and Twentieth (2010) Sessions (See Basic Texts, Vol. I - Section J, Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Forestry). The first COFO Session was held in May 1972, under the chairpersonship of Norway, with the participation of 55 Members.
