08.45-09.15 | Advancing integrated fire management: global tools, community action and regional innovation 

Showcasing new tools, guidelines and regional initiatives that support integrated fire management, with a focus on practical solutions, community-based approaches, tropical forests, digital innovation and regional collaboration.

Organized by FAO, Center for People and Forests and the International Tropical Timber Organization.

 12.30-13.15 | Advancing sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches through public–private partnerships: views from private sector leaders

An event to discuss how the private sector, together with FAO and other stakeholders, can advance sustainable forest-based bioeconomy approaches.

Organized by the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries.

 16.30-17.00 | Accelerating the FAO Green Cities Initiative through action on the ground

This event will present concrete results and practical experiences from cities, national institutions and partners working with the FAO Green Cities Initiative. 

Organized by the FAO Green Cities Initiative.

 13.00–13.30 | Public and private financing forest restoration and biodiversity conservation: aligning expectations

This event will explore how forest restoration and biodiversity conservation might be financed and incentivized more effectively with innovative public and private sector approaches.

Organized by the Government of Italy and the European Forest Institute.

 16.30-17.00 | Landscape approach in action: FAO and the International Model Forest Network working together for resilient landscapes 

This event will showcase how FAO and the International Model Forest Network have collaborated to advance sustainable forest management, forest and landscape restoration, inclusive governance and knowledge exchange across regions.

Organized by the Government of Canada, Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism and the International Model Forest Network.

  12.15-12.45 | Productive and biodiverse forests in Europe: trade-off or opportunity?

Can Europe’s forests be both productive and biodiverse? Join the conversation exploring this key question from the new Teaming Up 4 Forests study published by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations. In this session, participants will discover what the evidence tells us about balancing productivity, biodiversity and other forest objectives.

Organized by the International Union of Forest Research Organizations.