Events
21/ 3
2024
International Day of Forests 2024
Hybrid Event, 21/03/2024
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
The theme for 2024 is forests and innovation.
21/ 11
2023
Options for Addressing the Non-Permanence of Forest-Based Mitigation
Virtual Event, 21/11/2023
This online live session on “Options for addressing the non-permanence of forest-based mitigation” was delivered on 21/11/2023 by FAO, together Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Öko-Institut (Oeko).
There is much discussion ongoing on the best methodological approaches to guarantee the permanence of emission reductions from land use. For instance, the Article 6.4 Supervisory B...
10/ 10
2023
12/10
2023
Geo for Good Summit
Hybrid Event, 10/10/2023 - 12/10/2023
The Summit is intended for nonprofit, academic, public sector, private sector, and Indigenous peoples and local communities who are using (or want to learn to use) our mapping tools (such as Google Earth, Earth Engine, Environmental Insights Explorer, and My Maps) for planetary sustainability and human resilience around the world. By attending the Summit, you’ll have the opportunity to dive dee...
9/ 5
2023
11/1
2024
GFOI session: The role of forest monitoring at the GFOI 2023 Plenary
Hybrid Event, 09/05/2023 - 11/01/2024
The GFOI 2023 Plenary, organized by the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), took place from 9–11 May 2023 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome. The overarching theme of the event was the role of forest information in addressing climate change...