GFOI country forum: A south-south knowledge exchange (GFOI SSX)

Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (Italy), 03/11/2026 - 05/11/2026

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), in partnership with the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme, is pleased to announce that the GFOI Country forum: A south-south knowledge exchange (GFOI SSX) will return in 2026! This major gathering will be held from 3 to 5 November 2026 in Rome, Italy, at the headquarters...

SEPAL platform for the monitoring, reporting and verification of peatlands in the territories of the Jurisdictional Indigenous REDD+ Programme (Peru)

Iquitos (Peru), 04/05/2026 - 08/05/2026

Strengthening technical capacities for forest monitoring is a priority for Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities, as it helps improve the management, restoration and conservation of their territories and natural resources, while also enhancing their participation in climate initiatives and access to climate finance. In this context, the AIM4Forests programme has established a Community...

Youth Forest Monitoring Innovation Prize

09/04/2026 - 15/05/2026

The Youth Forest Monitoring Innovation Prize is now open for applications as part of the Transformative Research Challenge 2026. 

Young Forest Champions: Indigenous and Rural Youth in Action

Hybrid Event, 15/10/2025

This side event (YLO5) is taking place on 15 October from17:00 to 18:00 (CEST) as part of the World Food Forum 2025 flagship event. Supported by the AIM4Forests programme, it showcases Indigenous and rural youth leading forest conservation and restoration across five countries -  Ghana, Kenya, Peru, Uganda and Zambia. It features country cases, a panel on youth networks and the l...

Forest monitoring for climate finance and indigenous governance

Lima (Peru), 07/10/2025 - 09/10/2025

This workshop will serve as a space for sharing experiences and discussing the role of Indigenous Peoples and other traditional forest communities in forest monitoring, including measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), as well as their participation in decision-making processes for more equitable and effective management.

National Technical Scientific workshop "Advances in planning the Planaveg 2025-2028 geospatial monitoring system"

Brasília (Brazil), 28/07/2025 - 30/07/2025

The workshop aims to promote the exchange of technical knowledge between the government, academia and civil society, with a focus on fundamental decisions for the development of the national geospatial monitoring system for the recovery of native vegetation, within the scope of PLANAVEG 2025-2028. It also seeks to consolidate the conceptual and operational bases of this system, while promoting ...

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...

Zambia Training on ART-TREES Safeguards and MRV requirements

02/06/2025 - 06/06/2025

This is a collaboration between UNEP and FAO, through the AIM4Forests programme. The objective of this training activity covers MRV under ART-TREES and will provide participants with a complete understanding of the ART-TREES standard and its requirements for the quantification, monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals.

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...