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Over 100 people from 37 different countries connect for flagship Green Mentor program
01/08/2022
On June 30, mentees and mentors from the forest sector came together for the final virtual celebration, to mark the end of the six-month Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada)/World Forestry Congress (WFC) Green Mentor program. The program was supported by the Food and Agriculture Organizat...
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Young people call for more opportunities, training and political participation in the forest sector
10/05/2022
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Forests can heal an ailing planet – but champions needed
10/05/2022
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XV World Forestry Congress summary report
09/05/2022
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Newly adopted Seoul Forest Declaration identifies priority action areas
09/05/2022
The world’s largest ever gathering on forests has adopted a declaration identifying priority areas with potential to lead to a green, healthy and resilient future.
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Highlights from Day 5, XV World Forestry Congress
06/05/2022
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XV World Forestry Congress: Ministers issue call on sustainable wood
05/05/2022
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Three things we must do to enable our forests to help us overcome multiple crises
05/05/2022
By QU Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The world faces huge challenges in overcoming the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity, the war in Ukraine, the accelerating climate crisis and biodiversity loss.
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Cameroonian activist wins Wangari Maathai Forest Champions’ Award 2022
05/05/2022
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Highlights from Day 3, XV World Forestry Congress 4 May 2022
05/05/2022
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Day 4 highlights from XV World Forestry Congress
05/05/2022
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New FAO mechanism will help countries manage the risk of wildfire
04/05/2022
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Highlights from Day 2, XV World Forestry Congress 3 May 2022
04/05/2022
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FAO launches new framework to measure progress on ecosystem restoration
04/05/2022
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XV World Forestry Congress: Let forests lead the way in a post COVID-19 world
04/05/2022
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Forests hold solutions – if we act now
03/05/2022
Seoul - Forests can be a driving force in tackling climate change, boosting food security, conserving biodiversity and creating a world free of poverty, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) said today at the XV World Forest Conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Sustainable long-term financing vital to successfully maintain and restore the world’s forests
03/05/2022
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Global deforestation slowing but tropical rainforests remain under threat, key FAO report shows
03/05/2022
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Highlights from the XV World Forestry Congress 2 May 2022
03/05/2022
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FAO Director-General meets with youth delegation at the World Forestry Congress in Seoul
02/05/2022
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu met with 15 members of the youth and young professional delegation attending the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC) in Seou...