The Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) held the first session of the GFOI R&D Exchanges on 17 September 2024. This session focused on practical examples of near real-time (NRT) alert use in the field. With approxima...

Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI), a partner of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), has announced the extension of the current public access to high-resolution satellite images of tropical...

In an effort to strengthen global responses to deforestation, the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) has unveiled a new and highly anticipated Methods and Guidance Documentation (MGD) module on near-real-time...

Reston, Virginia, USA – International environmental experts, government representatives and industry stakeholders gathered at the headquarters of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for a workshop led by SilvaCarbon, partner...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is delighted to announce a recent update to its Inventory of Activities, a portal packed with information on forest and carbon monitoring support delivered...

Integrating global AFOLU datasets into national carbon inventory systems Under the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) umbrella, Cambodia's Ministry of Environment hosted a two-week workshop with the goal of integrating global...

The US Forest Service International Programme organized the workshop “South-South cooperation on the operationalization of the NFMS” from 9 to 11 July 2024 in Douala, Cameroon, to enable countries in the Congo Basin...

Following the enriching session “Reconciling anthropogenic land use emissions” of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Expert Meeting from 9 to 11 July 2024 in Ispra, Italy, it is...

The Ministry of Forestry of Fiji organized the “National Forest Monitoring System Country Led Planning Workshop” from 28 to 29 May 2024 in Suva, Fiji, with support provided by the...

The Australian Government and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) signed into effect their partnership for the upcoming Landsat Next satellite mission on 21 March 2024 to enhance the ability of...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) hosted its first in-person conference of the year among its lead representatives at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters...

Innovative and transparent technology transforms the ability of countries to monitor their forests and account for greenhouse gases, evidenced by the 13.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide forest emission reductions...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) completed another round of its annual Information Exchange and is pleased to report record participation and engagement from across the GFOI community. These exchanges are an opportunity for partners to provide an update on recent progress, hot ...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is pleased to announce the 2023 Information Exchange, which will take place virtually in three separate sessions on major forest regions. These exchanges provide an opportunity...

The Plenary of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) was held at FAO headquarters last month to boost forest monitoring in tropical countries and further action on climate change. More than...

The Global Remote Sensing Survey of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) worked with local forest conservation experts to interpret satellite imagery and understand changes in...

The new package brings together ten years of resources developed through the Global Forest Observations Initiative. The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) has launched the GFOI Family of Resources (GFoR),...

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Global forest monitoring community gathers together in Rome  From May 9th to May 11th, 2023, the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will host the...

Exciting news to mark Earth Day! The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Kingdom today launched AIM4Forests, a five-year programme designed to accelerate country capabilities...