GFOI country forum: A South-South knowledge exchange

Rome (Italy), Evento híbrido, 03/11/2026 - 05/11/2026

Representatives from tropical forest countries around the world will gather in Rome, Italy, from 3 to 5 November 2026 for the GFOI country forum: A South-South knowledge exchange (GFOI SSX), the leading opportunity to exchange practical expertise in forest monitoring. 

As many countries are now well advanced in developing and strengthening their National Forest Monitoring System (...

Accelerating innovative forest monitoring for communities, climate and sustainable livelihoods

Rome (Italy), 02/10/2026

This event will showcase how innovative forest monitoring is supporting countries and partners to translate improvements in forest data and digital innovation in national forest monitoring systems into positive change for forests and forest communities.

A high-level fireside chat will reflect on how partnerships and country leadership can accelerate pathways that use forest monitoring ...

Forest cooperation networks: public goods for Latin America and the Caribbean

Rome (Italy), 01/10/2026

This side event will showcase how regional forest cooperation networks are helping countries across Latin America and the Caribbean address shared challenges such as climate change, wildfires, forest degradation, biodiversity loss and invasive species.

Through the experiences of the National Forest Inventory Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (IFN-LAC Network), Latin Amer...

Tropical Forest Forever Facility: environmental eligibility and monitoring

Rome (Italy), 29/09/2026

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is an innovative global mechanism designed to provide long-term finance for tropical forest conservation and restoration. This side event will provide an update on progress towards the operationalization of the TFFF, with a particular focus on environmental eligibility and monitoring.

Bringing together TFFF co-chairs Brazil and Norway, alongs...

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. T...

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

Participación de comunidades en los inventarios forestales nacionales

11/06/2026

Tiene el propósito de promover el intercambio de experiencias entre los países de la región, identificar buenas prácticas, desafíos y oportunidades, y contribuir a la sistematización de conocimientos sobre este tema. La actividad busca favorecer el aprendizaje entre pares y fortalecer la cooperación técnica entre los miembros de la red. Asimismo, las presentaciones y discusiones de...

Participación de comunidades en los inventarios forestales nacionales

11/06/2026

La actividad busca favorecer el aprendizaje entre pares y fortalecer la cooperación técnica entre los miembros de la red. Asimismo, las presentaciones y discusiones desarrolladas durante el evento serán recopiladas en una memoria técnica, que documentará las experiencias compartidas, los temas abordados y las reflexiones surgidas durante el intercambio.

Strengthening Academic Collaboration through the FAO elearning Academy

10/06/2026

Join this webinar, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) to explore how universities can integrate FAO elearning Academy resources into academic programmes and strengthen collaboration in areas such as forestry, food security, nutrition and agrifood systems transformati...

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

Global Transparency Community Meetings: Enabling data-driven progress on NDC 3.0 implementation

Naivasha (Kenya), 14/04/2026 - 16/04/2026

The CBIT-Forest II project will participate in the 2026 Global Transparency Community Meetings, to be held from 14 to 16 April 2026 in Naivasha, Kenya, under the theme “Transparency to Drive Effective Implementation of NDC 3.0”.

The event will bring together policymakers, transparency practitioners, Nationally Determined Contribution government focal points and climate expe...

8th Informal Forum of the Consultative Group of Experts

Evento híbrido, 03/03/2026

• Virtual event
• Bonn / Virtual
• UN Campus
• English

Webinar on the progress of Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) implementation under the Paris Agreement

28/01/2026

• Transparency & Measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV)
  
• English

The crucial roles of women, youth, and Indigenous peoples in forest conservation | COP30

17/11/2025

Theme: Amazon Basin Day: Regional perspectives on forests in NDCs, SFM, Indigenous Peoples’ leadership, forest-climate-biodiversity-land synergies, youth and local community solutions

Time: 10:00am – 10:50am (UTC-3)

Brazilian Presidency of the Latin American and Caribbean Forest Inventories Network | Forest information | COP30

13/11/2025

Theme: Forest information

Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm (UTC-3)

Open Foris Arena user meeting: project examples and updates on the latest development

12/11/2025

Agenda (in Central European Time)

World Café on Support for ETF Reporting and Capacity-Building 18/CMA.5 and 21/CMA.6 - Part I - Mandated event

Belém (Brazil), 10/11/2025

The workshop will be convened in-person and in world café format, with an aim to enable interactive exchange of views and discussion among Parties as well as with the GEF and its implementing agencies. The event is open to all SB 63 participants. National transparency experts and national focal points who are involved in transparency-related activities are strongly encouraged to attend t...

31st Session Asia-Pacific Forestry Commissio

Chiang Mai (Thailand), 04/11/2025 - 07/11/2025

The 31st Session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission will be hosted by the Royal Forest Department of Thailand.

43rd Session of the European Forestry Commission and Istanbul Forest Innovation Week

İstanbul (Türkiye), 22/10/2025 - 25/10/2025

Created in 1947, the European Forestry Commission (EFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a policy and technical forum for countries to discuss and address forest issues on a regional basis. It meets every two years.

Plenaria 2025 de GFOI

Evento híbrido, 21/10/2025 - 23/10/2025

La Iniciativa Mundial de Observación de los Bosques (GFOI), junto con el Ministerio Forestal de Indonesia, se complace en anunciar que la Plenaria 2025 de GFOI tendrá lugar del 21 al 23 de octubre de 2025 en Bali, Indonesia, y en línea. Para asistir a la sesión plenaria en persona o en línea, inscríbase aquí...