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GFOI country forum returns: A south-south knowledge exchange
31/03/2026

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), in partnership with the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme,...

Submit to the IPCC Emission Factor Database
26/03/2026

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is a partnership to assist tropical countries with monitoring their forest and carbon resources....

Zambia progresses forest monitoring vision through country-led dialogue
18/03/2026

From 4 to 5 March 2026, stakeholders across Zambia met in Lusaka for a national dialogue on institutionalizing...

Governance and forest monitoring: A shift in approach
10/03/2026

Governance is becoming a central theme in efforts to strengthen national forest monitoring systems under the Country-Led Planning (CLP) programme...

Guatemala receives first payment for verified carbon credits from the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
27/02/2026

The government of Guatemala has received its first payment of USD 24.21 million under the World Bank’s

Peru strengthens coordination for climate action with the establishment of the Mesa Verde
06/02/2026

Peru has been a partner country of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) since 2014 and was nominated to participate in the

Nigeria focuses on institutionalizing its forest monitoring
15/01/2026

At the request of the Government of Nigeria, twenty-nine technical experts and government officials gathered in Abuja, Nigeria, for a workshop led...

Guatemala strengthens national ownership of forest monitoring through Country Led Planning
05/12/2025

Guatemala City – Guatemala continues to advance the institutionalization of its national forest monitoring system...

Forests and the marvel of monitoring | GFOI Plenary 2025
24/11/2025

With the theme “Forests and the marvel of monitoring”, the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry were...

GFOI R&D Exchange: Uncertainty quantification and reporting in forest monitoring
21/11/2025

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component hosted the fourth session of the virtual...

Events

Dialogue on NFMS institutionalization in Zambia
04/03/2026 - 05/03/2026

The Government of Zambia will host a two-day multistakeholder workshop from 4–5 March 2026 in Lusaka, Zambia,...

Regional workshop on monitoring forest disturbances
18/11/2025 - 24/11/2025

Wilpa Capacity Development and Google, partners with the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), will organize a regional workshop...

GFOI R&D Exchange: Uncertainty quantification and reporting
18/11/2025

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component is pleased to invite you to the fourth...

Hybrid Event

Closing | GFOI Plenary 2025
23/10/2025

Reading of draft communique, thank you and closing remarks

GFOI Office & Government of Indonesia

Hybrid Event

Facilitated breakout groups report back and open discussion | GFOI Plenary 2025
23/10/2025

Report back from break-out group discussions and open Plenary Q&A

Present key features of communique: “One forest, one purpose:...

Hybrid Event

Advances in near-real-time forest monitoring
22/10/2025

Location: Plenary Hall

Connect online: https://bit.ly/GFOI_Plenary-2025_FRA-2025-Launch

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Highlights

Videos
Highlights | GFOI Plenary 2025
31/10/2025

The theme for the GFOI Plenary 2025 was “Forests and the marvel of monitoring”. Broader discussions focused on how we can strengthen the connections...

Webinars
An introduction to the concept of governance
05/03/2026

This session was designed as a broad introduction to the concept of governance – its historical origins, its evolution within international development...

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