Events
Discover how FAO and its partners are bringing together countries, communities and experts to advance solutions for forests and climate. Our events provide spaces to exchange knowledge, showcase innovations, and build partnerships that help halt deforestation, forest degradation and emissions. Join us to learn, connect and be part of the progress.
16/12
2025
Showcasing the multidimensions of sustainable agricultural solutions for reducing deforestation
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 16/12/2025
FAO invites partners, colleagues and practitioners working across agriculture, forests and climate to join the event “Showcasing the multidimensions of sustainable agricultural solutions for reducing deforestation”. The session brings these sectors i...
26/8
2025
27/8
2025
Scaling solutions for decoupling agricultural production from deforestation in Asia-Pacific: Regional multistakeholder dialogue
26/08/2025 - 27/08/2025
About the event
FAO is convening a regional multistakeholder dialogue on 26-28 August 2025 to prompt South-South and cross-commodity learning exchanges for governments, industry leaders, development partners and experts on strengthening synergies and reducing trade-offs between agriculture and forests. The objective of the event is to reflect on and collaborate t...
21/8
2025
Demonstrating the impact of cross-sectoral collaboration and co-creating knowledge for halting deforestation and forest degradation in Africa
Hybrid Event, 21/08/2025
Date: 21 August 2025, 17 :00 – 18 :00
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 60 minutes
Participants: ca. 150, with online streaming
Organized by: Forestry Agency of Japan, FAO, ITTO, and UN-REDD/AFF initiative
Background
Africa is home to some of the largest and most biodiverse forest biomes in the world. Ranging from the tropical moist for...
26/5
2025
29/5
2025
South–South Knowledge Exchange on Community-based Forestry: From West Africa to the World
Praia (Cabo Verde), Hybrid Event, 26/05/2025 - 29/05/2025
Date: 26 – 29 May 2025
Location: Praia, Cabo Verde
Organized by: FAO in collaboration with ECOWAS and Sida
Overview
Across West Africa, local communities are at the forefront of sustainable forest management. From restoring degraded landscapes to strengthening forest governance, they ...
6/2
2024
The right to carbon: From global perspectives to local impact
06/02/2024
Featuring the launch of “Comparative study of carbon rights in the context of jurisdictional REDD+ - Case studies from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin-America and the Caribbean”
Date: Tuesday 6 February 2024
Time: 8:00 Lima / 14:00 Rome / 20:00 Bangkok
Registration:
16/11
2023
Commodity Markets, Trade and Forests: Advancing Responsible Business Conduct in Agricultural Supply Chains
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 16/11/2023
Join us as we reflect on the FAO/OECD event: Commodity Markets, Trade and Forests: Advancing Responsible Business Conduct in Agricultural Supply Chains (Featuring the launch of the OECD-FAO Business Handbook on Deforestation and Due Diligence in Agricultural Supply Chains)
Time and date: Thursday, 16 November, 10:00 - 12:00 (CET)
During...
8/9
2021
20/11
2021
Webinar series: Halting deforestation: approaches and tools for forest-positive commodity value chains
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 08/09/2021 - 20/11/2021
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) are pleased to share all the materials related to three online events held in September and October under the common topic of “Halting deforestation: approaches and tools for forest-positive commodity value chains.”
ABOUT THE SEMINAR SER...