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Unveiling Forest Transparency: Collaborative Milestones at the Global Transparency Forum

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Enhancing compliance with deforestation-free regulations and enabling local participation with Ground: Insights from user experiences in Ivory Coast

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Transforming forest monitoring through innovation: FAO and the NICFI Satellite Data Program

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FAO FERM x Restor join forces to support implementation and monitoring of ecosystem restoration

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Forests and Innovation

Spotlight on Papua New Guinea

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From commitment to action: The evolving journey of climate transparency – are you ready for the COP29?

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Unlocking climate finance: Ghana’s Measurement Reporting and Verification best practice

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Charting a transparent path for global forest data and innovative climate action

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Enhancing knowledge and skills on National Forest Inventories in West Africa

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Options for managing the risk of non-permanence in forest-based mitigation

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Building strong ties to support forests

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Leveraging open-source solutions for forest monitoring: Experiences from Central Africa

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The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 2: From Commitment to implementation of transparent and effective ecosystem restoration

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Enhancing forest data management and analysis with Open Foris Arena

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Improving women’s access to forest monitoring

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Developing a roadmap for Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Target 2

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Study improves accuracy of planted forest locations in East Asia

SPATIAL DATABASE ACHIEVES HIGH-RESOLUTION DETAIL

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Empowering Forest Monitoring in the Pacific Islands

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Toward Forest Data Transparency: Lessons from Latin America, Africa, and Asia

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Toward high-integrity forest data in Africa using Open Foris and SEPAL

FAO at the frontline in monitoring forests and ecosystems

Every year 10 million hectares of forest are lost to deforestation.

In response, world leaders have committed to halt deforestation and restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030.

To achieve this, countries need the right data to measure progress and enable action on the ground.

FAO’s Forest Monitoring team works to bridge this gap by:

  • Developing new solutions driven by innovation and technology 
  • Deploying inclusive capacity development approaches to empower anyone, anywhere 
  • Collecting, analysing and reporting of forest data 
  • Accelerating the protection, restoration and sustainable use of forests
Highlights

26/ 7

2024

Accelerating Innovation for Forest Data Transparency
Hybrid Event, 26/07/2024

Time: 08.00–09.15 CEST

Location: Austria Room (FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy)

Interpretation: French - Spanish

The Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement provides a framework to track and report on climate actions. Countries report on the implementation and achievements through Biennial Transparency Reports with the first submission due by 31 Decem...

24/ 7

2024

Empowering Communities, Restoring Landscapes: Diverse Partnerships, Impactful Results
Hybrid Event, 24/07/2024

Time: 08.00–09.15 CEST

Location: Sheikh Zayed Centre (FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy)

Addressing landscape degradation and deforestation is crucial due to their significant environmental, biodiversity, and livelihood impacts. In response, governments and conservation organizations have united to accelerate forest landscape restoration initiatives, leveraging technical expertise an...

Tree planting ceremony and Inauguration of the educational path at the FAO Park of Global library of trees and flowers. (Villa Pamphilj)
Tree Planting Ceremony and Inauguration of the Educational Path at the FAO Park of Global Library of Trees and Flowers, Villa Pamphilj
23/04/2024

Tree planting ceremony and Inauguration of the educational path at the FAO Park of Global library of trees and flowers. (Villa Pamphilj) Photo credit...

Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action
Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action
09/05/2024

The webinar 'Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action' offers invaluable insights from international experts and various countries, delving...

Let's go tree planting: From Global Library of Trees and Flowers – FAO Park to Green Ghana Day
24/04/2024

From the FAO Park Global Library of Trees and Flowers in Rome, Italy, to Green Ghana Day, tree planting initiatives are making waves across continents....

Publications
Towards a digital public infrastructure for deforestation-related trade regulations What is in that plot? (Whisp) solution to implement convergence of evidence
Towards a digital public infrastructure for deforestation-related trade regulations What is in that plot? (Whisp) solution to implement convergence of evidence
31/05/2024

This is a collaborative effort between partners and programmes such as the European Union’s Team Europe Initiative (TEI), the AIM4Forests and the Forest...

Technological innovation driving transparent forest monitoring and reporting for climate action
21/03/2024

This paper reviews how countries are benefiting from technical innovations in their monitoring and reporting of forest-related emissions and removals...

Monitoring gender equality and social inclusion in forest and landscape restoration programs
27/09/2023

Integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in forest and landscape restoration projects and programmes helps to ensure access to a diversity...

Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation. An overview of country experience
02/05/2023

Estimating emissions and removals from forest degradation is important, though challenging, for many countries. Where forest degradation is a major...

AIM4Forests. Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests
01/05/2023

Reducing deforestation and forest degradation and restoring and sustainably managing forests are critical pathways to meet the 2030 global goals. Since...

Integration of SEPAL into Uganda's National Forest Monitoring System
15/03/2023

This case study summarizes the experience of the use of System for Earth Observation Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL)...

SEPAL Forest and Land Monitoring for Climate Action
30/11/2022

System for Earth Observation, Data Access, Processing and Analysis for Land Monitoring (SEPAL) is an open-source project serving and empowering government...

From reference levels to results: REDD+ reporting by countries
16/11/2022

This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) modalities for REDD+ reporting and additional...

Peatlands and climate planning – Part 1: Peatlands and climate commitments
15/11/2022

Peatlands contain huge carbon stocks yet they cover only 3 percent of the world’s land area. Improved peatland management provides climate change mitigation...

Wetlands in climate commitments - Preliminary results
10/11/2022

Wetlands in climate commitments. Preliminary results

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