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21/03/2024
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 or enhancements that have been reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The hybrid series "How innovation is driving...
15/03/2024
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 topics and common challenges that countries encountered...
06/02/2024
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 for GFOI partners to update the community on recent activities, hot topics and common challenges that countries encountered in the...
21/06/2023
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 300 representatives from governments, international organizations, leading research bodies and the private sector gathered in Rome last month to boost forest monitoring and...
30/05/2023
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 forests and forest use in Paraguay.
10/05/2023
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), consolidating Initiative’s resources into a single package, including the Methods and Guidance Document (MGD), REDDcompass, Registry of Tools, and OpenMRV....