The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) will convene its Capacity Building Summit from January 30 to February 03, 2023, in Washington DC. Hosted by GFOI’s Lead partner the US SilvaCarbon Program, the GFOI Capacity Building Summit will assemble representatives from across the GFOI community, including countries receiving technical assistance, capacity-building implementers,...

The GFOI Plenary 2023 will take place from 9 to 11 May 2023 at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome and online.Visit this webpage to register and for more information and logistics.

  22 June 2021, 14:00-15:00 CEST video recording   The Global Forest Observations Initiative, together with its leading partner the World Bank and others, will launch its new knowledge platform OpenMRV on 22 June 2021 at 14:00 CEST. OpenMRV is a central repository for the dissemination of training resources and other instructional materials for implementing...

16 June 2021, 12:00 - 15:00 CET │17 June, 12:00 - 15:00 CET Register here                                                                                 The Group on Earth Observations (GEO), together with its flagship the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) are hosting a virtual workshop entitled Exploring new tools for monitoring land cover change to support GHG emissions estimates from...

Researchers and technical experts in tropical forest monitoring are invited to join the upcoming GFOI R&D Component workshop on 14-15 June organized by the University of Wageningen for the REDDCopernicus project.  Participation is open to anyone with an interest in shaping the research priorities for tropical forest monitoring going forward. Country...

Missed the GFOI webinar series on High Res data? Never fear: GEO is here! Join GFOI partners @Climateforest @FAOForestry @SERVIRGlobaland others for this additional session which is targeted at the broader land use monitoring community. 29 March, 16:00-17:00 hrs CET Agenda:•    Welcome from GEO Secretariat and Norway GEO– Gilberto Camara and Mehdi...

 Date: 17 March 2021Time: 14:30 - 16:00 CETRegister here Forests, and forest monitoring in particular, are critical to ensuring that countries stay on target with emission reduction goals within the framework of the Paris Agreement. A robust National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) can support the formulation, monitoring and adjustment of sub-...

Date: Tuesday 2 March, 15:00 - 16:30 CET Register here NOW Public: forest monitoring practitioners with an interest in high resolution satellite imagery Agenda Introduction on behalf of GFOI (Andres Espejo, World Bank) Welcome remarks (Ellen Bruzelius Backer, NICFI) Overview of NICFI High-Res Data Programme (Romain Poly, KSAT) How to access, download and use the data...