“Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest): accelerating capacity-building, knowledge-sharing and awareness raising” is an ambitious project led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed by the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Building on its lessons learned and achievements, the second phase of CBIT-Forest is designed to enhance the quality, timeliness, accessibility and usability of forest-related data in developing countries, in line with the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) requirements of the Paris Agreement.
In focus
Open Foris Arena
06/05/2026
Explore this series of bite-sized e-learning video modules to quickly build practical skills in designing surveys and collecting high-quality field...
Breaking down forest data transparency - Voices from partners and countries
14/04/2026
This page brings together perspectives from partner organizations and country representatives working on these issues in practice. Through these voices,...
Events
20/7
2026
24/7
2026
Training workshop in Open Foris Arena and Arena Mobile for forest inventories
20/07/2026 - 24/07/2026
The objective of the training workshop is to enhance countries’ capacity to collect, store, analyze and report forest inventory data for management planning. To this end, greater familiarity with FAO’s open-source tools is essential. This training course aims to build expertise in the use of Open Foris Arena for collecting, managing, validating and analyzing forest inventory data. The skills de...
24/6
2026
Forestry Students’ visit to FAO
24/06/2026
As the global community intensifies efforts to address climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation, forests remain central to achieving sustainable development goals. Strengthening the capacity of future forestry professionals remains essential to support countries in implementing innovative, data-driven, and inclusive forest management approaches.
In this context, the
19/5
2026
20/5
2026
Third Meeting of Lead Reviewers of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR)
19/05/2026 - 20/05/2026
- Bonn, Germany
- UN Campus
- Transparency & Measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)
- English
Partners
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