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

Evento híbrido, 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...

Monitoreo de bosques para el financiamiento climático y governanza indígena

Lima (Perú), 07/10/2025 - 09/10/2025

Este taller será un espacio de intercambio de experiencias y de discusión sobre el papel de los Pueblos Indígenas y otras comunidades forestales tradicionales en el monitoreo de bosques, incluyendo la medición, reporte y verificación (MRV) y su participación en espacios de toma de decisiones para una gestión más equitativa y efectiva.

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

Evento híbrido, 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

Evento híbrido, 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: En...

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

Evento virtual, 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 Alliance, with the s...

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

Evento híbrido, 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 conse...

Día Internacional de los Bosques 2024

Evento híbrido, 21/03/2024

En 2012, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas proclamó el 21 de marzo como el Día Internacional de los Bosques. Mediante esta celebración se rinde homenaje a la importancia de todos los tipos de bosques y se intenta generar conciencia al respecto.

Cada vez que se conmemora el Día Internacional de los Bosques, se alienta a los países a adoptar iniciativas en el plano local, nacional...

Opciones para abordar la no permanencia de la mitigación basada en los bosques

Evento virtual, 21/11/2023

Esta sesión en vivo en línea sobre “Opciones para abordar la no permanencia de la mitigación basada en los bosques” fue impartida el 21/11/2023 por la FAO, junto con el Instituto de Medio Ambiente de Estocolmo (SEI) y el Öko-Institut (Oeko). Hay mucha discusión en curso sobre los mejores enfoques metodológicos para garantizar la permanencia de las reducciones de emisiones provenientes del uso ...

Geo for Good Summit

Evento híbrido, 10/10/2023 - 12/10/2023

El Sumit está dirigido a organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro, el sector académico, el sector público, el sector privado, así como a los pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales que están utilizando (o desean aprender a utilizar) nuestras herramientas de mapeo (tales como Google Earth, Earth Engine, Environmental Insights Explorer y My Maps) para la sostenibilidad planetaria y la resiliencia humana...

Sesión de GFOI: El papel del monitoreo forestal en la Plenaria de GFOI 2023

Evento híbrido, 09/05/2023 - 11/01/2024

La Plenaria del GFOI 2023, organizada por la Iniciativa Mundial de Observaciones Forestales (GFOI), tuvo lugar del 9 al 11 de mayo de 2023 en la sede de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) en Roma. El tema general del evento fue el papel de la información forestal en la lucha contra el cambio climático.