Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

The Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI) is a FAO statutory body composed of senior executives from the private industry sector worldwide. It meets yearly with the main objective of providing guidance on activities and programme of work of the FAO Forestry Division on issues relevant to the paper and forest products industry, in support of member countries efforts to progress towards sustainable development.

The membership of FAO-ACSFI includes heads of forest industry and forest growers’ associations, as well as company executives from approximately 20 countries.

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News

65th Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries

21/07/2024

The 65th Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries convened at FAO's headquarters in Rome, Italy to provide guidance on FAO’s activities and programme of work related to forestry with the aim to further enhance the private sector's contributions to sustainable forest management and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries identifies ways to Build Back Better Together and Informed

22/06/2020

FAO hosted the COVID-19 Forestry Webinar Week. As part of this series, and to complement the webinar that the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based ...

Fast-growing trees have ‘major role’ in helping to solve global challenges

Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries identifies priorities for building back better

09/06/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting all parts of our lives across the world including food trade, food supply chains and markets as well as people’s lives, livelihoods and nutrition.

Forest products have supported livelihoods throughout the pandemic delivering essential items, such as hy...

FAO forest industry body sets priorities for sustainable development

16/04/2020

Senior executives from the forest industry have set priorities to enhance the forest sector’s contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals at the 61st session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI).