The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component hosted the fifth session of the virtual GFOI R&D Exchange series, “Country-identified R&...

At the request of the Government of Kenya, the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Country-Led Planning (CLP) team conducted a weeklong mission of bilateral meetings and one-day workshop with support from the country office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) invites members of the forest and carbon monitoring community to contribute to the GFOI Family of Resources.

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The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is pleased to welcome Belize as the newest country to formally start a Country-Led Planning (CLP) process to strengthen the institutionalization and long-term sustainability of its National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS). Belize submitted a for...

Guatemala is steadily advancing toward the implementation of its National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) Roadmap through a structured, country-led and interinstitutional process rooted in both technical coordination and political commitment.

The process began with a clear national inter...

Hanoi, 4-7 May 2026, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) worked closely with the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) to discuss a series of potential activities supporting Viet Nam in strengthening its National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) through a ...

The following hands-on session addressed challenges and opportunities for integrating forest biomass information from forest inventories, national statistics and Earth Observation to strengthen the monitoring and reporting of forest biomass for environmental assessments and climate action. It ...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), in partnership with the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme, is pleased to announce that the GFOI Country forum: A south-south knowledge exchange (GFOI SSX) will retu...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is a partnership to assist tropical countries with monitoring their forest and carbon resources. Through collaborative action, GFOI partners come together to share their expertise and resources to support tropical countries with creating forest ...

From 4 to 5 March 2026, stakeholders across Zambia met in Lusaka for a national dialogue on institutionalizing the national forest monitoring system (NFMS). Led by the Government of Zambia as part of their

Governance is becoming a central theme in efforts to strengthen national forest monitoring systems under the Country-Led Planning (CLP) programme of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), a partnership for assisting tropical countries to monitor their forest and carbon resources.

The government of Guatemala has received its first payment of USD 24.21 million under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) for verified emissions ...

Peru has been a partner country of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) since 2014 and was nominated to participate in the Country-Led Planning (CLP) programme in 2024 to suppor...

At the request of the Government of Nigeria, twenty-nine technical experts and government officials gathered in Abuja, Nigeria, for a workshop led by the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) to connect and collaborate in the context of its

Guatemala City – Guatemala continues to advance the institutionalization of its national forest monitoring system (NFMS) through the Country Led ...

With the theme “Forests and the marvel of monitoring”, the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry were pleased to host the GFOI Plenary 2025 from 21 to 23 October in Bali, Indonesia. Broader discussions focused on how countries can be b...

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) Research and Development (R&D) Coordination Component hosted the fourth session of the virtual GFOI R&D Exchange series, “Uncertainty quantification and reporting,” on 18 November 2025 from 16.00 to 18.00 CET...

Lors de la Plénière 2025 de l’Initiative mondiale d’observation des forêts (GFOI), tenue à Bali, en Indonésie, le Programme d’appui à la Planification pilotée par le pays (CLP) a eu une présence remarquable. Deux moments clés ont stru...

Rome/Bali – Deforestation has slowed in all of the world’s regions in the last decade, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 (FRA 2025) of the F...

On 18 September 2025, more than 50 government officials, technical specialists and development partners from around the world came together to explore a vital but often overlooked question: How can national forest monitoring systems become lasting and trusted parts of government frameworks...