The Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world's largest dedicated multilateral climate fund, has formally joined the

Antigua, Guatemala – In a critical move to enhance forest management and address deforestation, Guatemala is taking significant steps to strengthen its national forest monitoring system (NFMS). The country faces environmental and climatic challenges, from water regulation to b...

The Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) held the second session of the GFOI R&D Exchanges on 18 February 2025, which focused on the critical aspects of wetland monitoring.

The engaging discussion covered th...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) has released its groundbreaking “Blue carbon” module on the GFOI Family of Resources (GFoR) to advance the sustainable management and integri...

More than 150 experts from across the globe convened in Rome, Italy, from 25 to 28 November 2024 to enhance collaboration on forest monitoring efforts. The south-south knowledge exchange  emphasized collaboration on country-led planning; forest monitoring and measurement, reporting, and v...

Over the past decade, space-based technology has revolutionized how we monitor and manage forests worldwide. Biomass data based on Earth Observation (EO) present an opportunity to further improve these efforts;...

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...