Expert workshop on AI-enhanced forest growth rates and carbon mitigation potential

Hybrid Event, 09/06/2025 - 10/06/2025

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a Lead partner of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), is hosting an expert workshop with Purdue University under the AIM4Forests programme to advance the use of AI-driven technologies in forest growth monitoring and carbon mitigation. The workshop will focus on validating methodologies, enhancing data integrat...

Earth Day 2025: Two years of progress, a new chapter for nature

Hybrid Event, 22/04/2025

Join the FAO Forestry Division and its partners on Earth Day 2025 to mark a pivotal moment in the journey toward more resilient forests and ecosystems.

Date and time: Tuesday, 22 April 2025; 15:30 - 17:30 CEST
Join us in person: at FAO Headquarters; Rome, Italy (the Philippines Room)
Join us online: via Zoom – register here
Simultaneous interpretation: English, Frenc...

Virtual launch event – Collective tenure rights and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa

Virtual Event, 05/03/2025

On March 5, from 15.00 to 16.30 CET, join the launch of a new study entitled “Collective Tenure Rights and Climate Action in sub-Saharan Africa”, jointly produced by FAO and the Global Land Al...

Forest and Farm Champions: Rural Youth Shaping Tomorrow's Forests and Farms

Hybrid Event, 17/10/2024

This side event (YL03), taking place on 17 October from 14:00 to 15:00 (CEST) as part of the World Food Forum 2024 flagship event, will aim to amplify the voices of rural youth and spotlight their significant contributions in environmental conservation and restora...

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.

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...

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...

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...