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. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests. The theme for 2014 is "Our Forests | Our Future".
2014 Theme: Our Forests, Our Future
International Day of Forests photo gallery
Photo gallery: See how people around the world celebrated the Day.
2014 Events
- Forest Film Festival
UNFF
17 - 20 March 2014
United States of America, New York, UNHQ - Art and Photo Exhibit
Organizer: UNFF
17 - 28 March 2014
United States of America, New York, UNHQ - International Day of Forests webcast and seminar: FAO's Global Forest Monitoring
Organizer: FAO
21 March 2014 09:00
Italy, Sheikh Zayed Centre, FAO, Rome
Miscellaneous documents: Programme (English) | RSS Technical Brief (English) | Seminar report (English) - Celebrating Forests for Sustainable Development
Organizer: UNFF
21 March 2014 10:00
United States of America, New York, UNHQ - International Day of Forests commemoration
Organizers: Zimbabwe Department of Environment, Water and Climate; Zimbabwe Forestry Commission and FAO
21 March 2014
Zimbabwe, Sango raSekuru Nehoreka Forest, Mahusekwa
Documents: IDF celebrations report (English) | Minister statement (English) | Programme (English) - Native Tree Identification on the International Day of Forests
Organizer: Atlantic States Legal Foundation
21 March 2014
United States of America, Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse
Documents: Flyer (English) - Forests for Fashion - Fashion for Forests conference and exhibition
Organizers: UNECE, UNOG, FAO, Permanent Missions of Switzerland, Russian Federation and Italy
21 March 2014
Switzerland, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Documents:Event summary (English) | Invitation (English) - Inauguration de la Journée internationale des forêts
Organizer: Office français de la Fondation pour l'Education à l'Environnement en Europe
21 March 2014
France, Rocquencourt, France - International Day of Forests, Bangkok
Organizer: FAO
21 March 2014
Thailand, Bangkok
Documents: Video (English) | Brochure (English) | Report (English) - International Day of Forests, Costa Rica
Organizers: National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) of Costa Rica together with the National Forest Financial Fund (FONAFIFO)
21 March 2014
Costa Rica
Documents: Mapa de Tipos de Bosque de Costa Rica, 2013 (English) - International Day of Forests, Indonesia
Organizer: Ministry of Forestry
21 March 2014
Indonesia
Documents: Ministry of Forestry report (Bahasa) (English) | Our forest is our future: activity report (English) | Photos (English) - International Day of Forests, Philippines
Organizer: Forest Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
21 March 2014
Philippines - Sowing seeds for the International Day of Forests
Organizers: Finnish Forest Association, Finnish Forest Research Institute
21 March 2014
Finland - Tree plantings and workshops
Organizer: Forestry Company Vojvodinašume
21 March 2014
Serbia, Novi Sad - Use Forests, Preserve Forests Symposium
Organizer: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
21 March 2014
Japan, Waseda University, Tokyo