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...

Young Forest Champions: Indigenous and Rural Youth in Action

Evento híbrido, 15/10/2025

In the context of the World Food Forum flagship event, 10-17 October 2025, the side event "Young Forest Champions: Indigenous and Rural Youth in Action" will be held both online and in the German Room at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome, Italy, on <...

2nd Meeting of Lead Reviewers of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR)

23/09/2025

The Second Meeting of Lead Reviewers of Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR) under the Enhanced Transparency Framework will take place on 23 September 2025.

Foro Global de Transparencia 2025

03/09/2025 - 05/09/2025

Los socios globales de transparencia climática CBIT-GSP (financiado por GEF, implementado por PNUMA y ejecutado por PNUMA-CCC), PNUD, FAO, CMNUCC, ICAT y PATPA están organizando conjuntamente el segundo Foro Global de Transparencia para brindar un espacio para que países, socios de desarrollo y profesionales de la transparencia intercambien experiencias, reflexionen sobre las lecciones de las p...

GFOI Information Exchange 2025

03/09/2025 - 04/09/2025

The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) is pleased to announce the 2025 series of information exchanges. Three teleconferences will be held with focus on countries and organizations in major tropical forest regions of the world: Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

These exchanges provide an opportunity for GFOI partners to update the communit...

International forestry students’ symposium 2025

16/08/2025 - 30/08/2025

Event Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifss2025indonesia/

Event website: https://ifsa.net/ifss-2025/

The intervention on 26 August 2025 had 77 attendees (45 women and 32 men).

Regional Training on Geographic Information System (GIS), Forest Inventories, and Open Foris Tools

14/07/2025 - 18/07/2025

Organized by the FAO–Türkiye Forestry Partnership Programme, this regional training aims to strengthen technical skills in forest data collection and spatial analysis. The training is implemented under the project “Improving Biodiversity and Sustainable Forestry (GCP/SEC/025/TUR)” in collaboration with the CBIT-Forest II Project.

The training will introduce...

Datos forestales sin fronteras: intercambio de conocimientos sobre los inventarios forestales nacionales y biodiversidad forestal en América Latina y el Caribe

07/07/2025 - 11/07/2025

Segundo encuentro presencial de la Red de Inventarios Forestales Nacionales de América Latina y el Caribe

Visit of GLOFOR and IFSA students to FAO’s Forestry Division

19/06/2025

As part of their educational trip to Rome, a group of 20 to 25 forestry students from the Global Forestry Master’s Programme, the International Forestry Students’ Association (IFSA), and the University of Padua will visit FA...

Workshop to facilitate the sharing of experiences of developing country Parties in preparing their first biennial transparency reports

18/06/2025

This workshop is designed to enable an interactive exchange of views among the Global Environment Facility and its implementing agencies and Parties. The event is open to all participants of the 62nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (SB 62). National transparency experts and national focal points who are involved in transparency-rel...

Institucionalización de los datos forestales: Curso facilitado en línea

Evento virtual, 07/05/2025 - 06/06/2025

¡Domina los fundamentos del monitoreo forestal sostenible! Organizado por la Academia de aprendizaje electrónico de la FAO, este curso aborda la importancia de institucionalizar un sistema nacional de monitoreo forestal (SNMF) sólido, con énfasis en la transparencia, la sostenibilidad y el intercambio de datos.

AIM4Forests: Two years of progress, a new chapter for restoration

Evento híbrido, 22/04/2025

Two years after the launch of AIM4Forests on Earth Day 2023, join us as we celebrate the remarkable strides made in forest monitoring and restoration—and unveil the next frontier in ecosystem stewardship. At Earth Day 2025, the FAO Forestry Division and our partners will showcase how innovative monitoring tools have empowered countries to detect deforestation, reduce forest degradation, a...

Technical Workshop on adaptation activities under the Enhanced Transparency Framework

08/04/2025

A workshop on adaptation activities under the ETF was organized in Tashkent in the context of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) national project. The workshop was a joint effort by the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), t...

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change as a Development Agenda

Evento virtual, 26/03/2025

This joint United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) online course offers a holistic and integrated approach to climate change, and demonstrates the interlinkages and interdependencies between sustainable development and climate change to make informed policy choices towards carbon-neutral and climate-resilient sustainabl...

Forest data without borders: Knowledge exchange on national forest inventories in the Asia-Pacific

Bangkok (Thailand), 25/03/2025 - 27/03/2025

This event, taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 25–27 March 2025, will bring together experts, government representatives, and organizations from across the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen knowledge exchange on national forest inventories (NFIs). Accurate and transparent forest data is essential for sustainable forest management and tracking prog...

IFSA Dialogue: Bridging Science-to-Policy Transfer in the Forestry Sector

Evento virtual, 21/03/2025

In the face of climate change and environmental challenges, the role of forests in carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and ecosystem resilience has never been more critical. However, despite the wealth of scientific knowledge available, integrating research findings into policy making remains a significant challenge. How can we bridge this gap and ensure that forest policies are...

7th Informal Forum of the Consultative Group of Experts

Evento híbrido, 04/03/2025

The Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) will hold its annual informal forum in Bonn, Germany, and online to showcase its key activities and seek feedback from stakeholders. This event will be broadcasted.