The article “Global progress towards sustainable forest management: bright spots and challenges” analyses global progress towards sustainable forest management by climatic domains and national income levels using data from the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020. It also examines enabling conditions for sustainable forest management. The findings reveal progress towards sustainable...

Together, we can building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests. The  XV World Forestry Congress  will be held 2-6 May 2022 at the  Coex  Convention Center in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Preparations for the Congress are ongoing with the view to provide a full programme which addresses key issues in building...

On 21 March every year, the International Day of Forests (IDF) celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each IDF, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme...

The SFM Toolbox modules on “Forest Restoration” and “Management of Planted Forests” have been completely revamped with updated information, new tools and cases for practitioners, policymakers, students and other stakeholders. The Forest Restoration module complements a related but separate module on Forest and Landscape Restoration, which deals with restoration not only of...

A series of three new online courses have been developed to introduce the key concepts of forest and landscape restoration (FLR) to practitioners and to equip them with the capacity to design, implement, monitor and analyze financial needs and opportunities for FLR.    Introduction to forest and landscape restoration Degradation of forests...

On 21 March every year, the International Day of Forests (IDF) celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each IDF, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme...

The SFM Toolbox modules on Protected Areas and Wildlife Management have been completely revamped with updated information, new tools and cases for practitioners, policymakers, students and other stakeholders. The Protected Areas module provides both basic and more detailed information on the planning and management of protected areas, with forest-specific considerations where...

The SFM Toolbox now features an eLearning pathway to facilitate access to a variety of online training courses on globally relevant and timely topics in forestry.   SFM Toolbox background and user surveys The SFM Toolbox aims to fill a continuing gap in capacity which limits the implementation of sustainable forest management in...

On July 15, the newest E-Learning course will be added to the eLearning pathway, focused on Global capacity building in the forest sector and role of forests under the Paris Agreement. Join the launch session which will  outline the importance of the new Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) under Article 13 of...

A review of forest and landscape interventions to enhance their cross sectoral benefits launched. Forests play an important role in maintaining and providing a continuous supply of pollinators for healthy ecosystems and productive food systems (e.g. nearby agriculture). However, a global decline in pollinators has been documented, and the cross-sectoral benefits...