Enhancing national forest monitoring systems for climate action: Tools, plans and approaches

Virtual Event, 28/11/2024

Join the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and its lead partner, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), for the webinar “Enhancing national forest monitoring systems for climate action: Tools, plans and approaches” on 28 November 2024 fr...

Technical Exchange on Forest Monitoring for Measurement, Reporting and Verification

Hybrid Event, 26/11/2024 - 28/11/2024

This knowledge exchange will bring together participants to advance joint learning and knowledge exchange on technical aspects of National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMS) and MRV, notably including: Uncertainty analysis (Tuesday), Area estimation (Wednesday), and Removals from forest restoration (Thursday).

Learning opportunities for all: Strengthening forest data for better reporting

Virtual Event, 26/11/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a lead partner of the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI), is hosting the webinar “Learning opportunities for all: Strengthening forest data for better reporting.” Held from 13.30 to 14.15 CET on ...

Knowledge Exchange on Forest Monitoring for Transparent Commodity Value Chains

Hybrid Event, 26/11/2024 - 28/11/2024

This knowledge exchange will be an important opportunity to share experiences, advance learning and enable collaboration on geospatial information needs and forest monitoring for transparent commodity value chains and associated regulations (e.g., EUDR). Participants will come together to consider best practice, replicable solutions and coordinate on identifying the critical remaining shared ga...

Enhancing Forest Monitoring and Collaboration: a South-South Knowledge Exchange

Hybrid Event, 25/11/2024

The international community will gather in Rome, Italy, from 25 to 28 November 2024 for the global forum "Enhancing forest monitoring through global collaboration: A south-south knowledge exchange".

A global discussion: The evolving context of national forest monitoring

Hybrid Event, 25/11/2024

Join the Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and its lead partner, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), for a livestreamed event on the evolving context of national forest monitoring from 10.00 to 12.00 CET and 15.30 to 17.00 CET on 25 November 2024. To ask your questions in real time, 

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...

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...

Towards a digital public infrastructure for deforestation-related trade regulations (Live-Demo: Open Foris Whisp)

24/07/2024

Watch a live demonstration of FAO’s latest forest monitoring innovation to ensure smallholder farmers remain market-accessible.

Time: 12.00–12.30 CEST 

Location: Atrium

After years of voluntary approaches for reducing deforestation linked to commodity production, mandatory regulations are on the rise (European Union Deforestation Regulation, United Kingdom FRC reg...

Advancing forest sustainability and climate resilience through an enhanced forest monitoring system

Hybrid Event, 23/07/2024

High-level dialogue on innovation: Catalyzing innovation to accelerate the contributions of forests and forest products to the 2030 Agenda and beyond

Hybrid Event, 22/07/2024

Time: 12.30–14.00 CEST 
Location: Sheikh Zayed Centre (FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy)

Languages: EN, FR and SP

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Discover the power of forest data transparency for climate action

Virtual Event, 30/04/2024

Join our webinar on 'Enhancing Forest Data Transparency for Climate Action' to gain invaluable insights from international experts and countries, exploring both the significance of forest data transparency and the challenges hindering its progress.

Delivering Restoration Outcomes for Biodiversity and Human Wellbeing - Resource Guide to Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Virtual Event, 14/04/2024

This side event during SBSTTA26 presented the draft version of the Resource Guide to Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).

21 March: How innovation is driving change in forestry

Hybrid Event, 21/03/2024

Innovation and technology are revolutionizing the way we protect and use forests as the world faces unprecedented challenges threatening human well-being and nature. New solutions are transforming forestry, allowing more accurate mapping and monitoring, empowering Indigenous Peoples to be the guardians of forests, promoting ecosystem restoration and driving the development of more sustainable w...