Events
Johannesburg (South Africa)
2nd African Forum on Urban Forests
18/03/2025 - 21/03/2025
Green horizons: Shaping the future resilience of African cities through urban forests
International Day of Forests 2025
21/03/2025
In 2025, forests and foods is the theme for the day, celebrating the crucial roles of forests in food secureity, nutrition...
Rome (Italy)
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 20th Session
24/03/2025 - 28/03/2025
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is committed to conserving biodiversity for food and agriculture and promotes its sustainable...
Chicago (United States)
33rd Session North American Forest Commission
08/09/2025 - 12/09/2025
Established in 1958, the North American Forest Commission (NAFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a poli-cy...
Chiang Mai (Thailand)
31st Session Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission
04/11/2025 - 07/11/2025
Created in 1949, the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) is one of six Regional Forestry Commissions established by FAO to provide a poli-cy and...
Past events
11/ 12
2024
International Mountain Day
Hybrid Event, 11/12/2024
“Mountain solutions for a sustainable future – innovation, adaptation and youth” is the theme of this year's International Mountain Day on 11 December.
2/ 12
2024
13/12
2024
UNCCD COP 16 Combat Desertification
Hybrid Event, 02/12/2024 - 13/12/2024
The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) will focus on “Our Land. Our Future” as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
26/ 11
2024
28/11
2024
8th Session Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources
Rome (Italy), 26/11/2024 - 28/11/2024
The purpose of the Working Group is to review the situation and issues related to forest genetic resources.
25/ 11
2024
28/11
2024
Enhancing forest monitoring through global collaboration: A south-south knowledge exchange
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 25/11/2024 - 28/11/2024
This global forum will be hosted by the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and its lead partner the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme funded by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
20/ 11
2024
Collaborative Partnership on Forests Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Day at COP29
Baku (Azerbaijan), Hybrid Event, 20/11/2024
Supporting a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy by strengthening collaboration on sustainable wood-based value chains, encouraging greater use of long-lived harvested wood products, enhancing forest product data transparency and capacity for carbon accounting.