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3/11
2026
5/11
2026
Representatives from tropical forest countries around the world will gather in Rome, Italy, from 3 to 5 November 2026 for the GFOI country forum: A South-South knowledge exchange (GFOI SSX), the leading opportunity to exchange practical expertise in forest monitoring.
As many countries are now well advanced in developing and strengthening their National ...
More than 40 representatives from government institutions, technical and financial partners, civil society, academia and international organizations...
The Country-Led Planning (CLP) programme of the Global Forest Observations Initiative...
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development...
At the request of the Government of Kenya, the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Country-Led Planning (CLP) team conducted a weeklong...
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) invites members of the forest and carbon monitoring community to contribute to the
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is pleased to welcome Belize as the newest country to formally start a Country-Led Planning (CLP)...
Guatemala is steadily advancing toward the implementation of its National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) Roadmap through a structured, country-led...
Hanoi, 4-7 May 2026, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) worked closely with the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry...
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The following hands-on session addressed challenges and opportunities for integrating forest biomass information from forest inventories, national...
The Global...
Hybrid Event, Rome (Italy)
Representatives from tropical forest countries around the world will gather in Rome, Italy, from 3 to 5 November 2026 for the GFOI country...
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component is pleased to invite you to the fifth...
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component will hold a workshop during the 2026 Earth...
On 22 April 2026, the government of Guatemala is hosting a one-day workshop in Guatemala City, Guatemala,...
The Government of Zambia will host a two-day multistakeholder workshop from 4–5 March 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia,...
The theme for the GFOI Plenary 2025 was “Forests and the marvel of monitoring”. Broader discussions focused on how we can strengthen the connections...
This webinar was hosted by GFOI partners based in the United States of America.
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