The joint session of the Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the European Forestry Commission will be held from 21 to 24 November 2023 in San Marino, San Marino (in-person participation only). Should the COVID situation require an online session, participants will be notified in due course.
The World Food Forum's (WFF) flagship event is comprised of the WFF Global Youth Forum, the FAO Science and Innovation Forum and the FAO Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum. These three interlinked fora advance bold and actionable solutions to catalyze the transformation of our agrifood systems in light of the current challenges [...]
“Forests and Climate TransparencyWebinar Series from FAO Introduction Countries have made substantial advances in developing and operationalizing their National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) to comply with the measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) framework under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as well as to provide better forest data to [...]
The North American Forest Commission (NAFC) is one of six regional forestry commissions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). NAFC provides a policy and technical forum for Canada, Mexico and the United States to discuss and address forest issues throughout North America.
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with 15 members of the youth and young professional delegation attending the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC) in Seoul to share his support for their action in the forestry sector (CREDIT: FAO flickr) Young people should bring their ideas to governance forums and [...]
IFSA’s FAO-World Food Forum sub-commission is pleased to announce that the application for the WFF Flagship event 2022 is open with limited slots for delegates to attend the event. This WFF 2022 shall be a hybrid event with an in-person presence at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The virtual event [...]
Contribution to FAO-led Task Force on Best Practices We need your inputs to build tomorrow’s ecosystem restoration curricula! In the context of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the FAO-led Task Force on Best Practices is taking stock of existing bachelor, master degree and short-term certificate and non certificate programs focused on [...]
Inspire for the future - The role of forests in ensuring sustainable production and consumption Join the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the IUFRO World Congress 2024|Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) at a high-level event to celebrate the International [...]
IFSA in collaboration with FAO and other Pre-COP partners is organizing the event on 1st October, 2021. We are counting down the days to our joint pre-COP26 event on "Harnessing the power of youth for enhanced climate action in the lead up to COP26" and counting on you to [...]
Forests and transparency under the Paris Agreement (The third edition of the Massive online open courses) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is launching its third edition of the massive open online course (MOOC) “Forests and Transparency under the Paris Agreement.” Developed under the project “Building [...]
2nd World Conference on Forests for Public Health Don’t miss the opportunity to get the voucher for free participation! Background The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges with profound impact on public health systems and economies of local and global communities. The disease has directly or indirectly affected the [...]
Seeking 25 young people to join a nature and forest influencer workshop, 5 to 7 September 2021 in Marseille, France Do you have a passion to change the world? Do you care about nature and forests? Do you want to become part of a generation of influencers? Ahead of the [...]
A robust national forest monitoring system (NFMS) enables countries to align their forest policies with up-to-date, reliable, transparent and accessible information. NFMS knowledge and results support countries in their efforts to build confidence in climate actions, and increase the effectiveness and transparency of those actions under the Paris Agreement. [...]
Climate change and agriculture: Quantifying carbon stocks in soils and their evolution BACKGROUND This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (l’alliance de la formation et la recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation, l'environnement et la santé globale), UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and [...]
Celebrate the International Day of Forests with us on 19 March at 11 AM CET under the theme “Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being.” This year marks the start of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and the International Day of Forests celebrates restoration as the path [...]
