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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.

 

News

The private sector - co-shaping the future of the forest-based bioeconomy

17/03/2026

Leaders from government, science, industry, civil society and major forest-based sector groups gathered for the Global Summit on “Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches” 23-25 February 2026, hosted by the Federal Ministry, Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management of Austria.

Vienna Call for Action urges progress on sustainable forest-based bioeconomy
26/02/2026
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed a call today for urgent action to accelerate progress towards a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. 
Viet Nam - Wood manufacturing. ©FAO/Joan Manuel Baliellas
Wood products in focus: new FAO findings highlight wood's role in climate action and bioeconomy at WCTE 2025
30/06/2025
Showcasing the role of wood products in climate change mitigation as well as as their potential contributions to a sustainable bioeconomy.
The private sector is essential to achieve the Global Forest Goals
06/05/2025
The twentieth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20) hosted a pivotal event titled “Unlocking the Potential: Public-private Sector Collaboration for Advancing Global Forest Goals.” Co-hosted by the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) and FAO's Advisory Committee on Forest-Based Industries (ACSFI)
Sixty-fifth Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
65th Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
02/09/2024
The 65th Session of the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries convened at FAO headquarters in Rome 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.
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Sessions

Year Meeting Title Meeting Report
2025
66th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
New York (United States), Hybrid Event, 06/05/2025
2024
65th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 21/07/2024
2023
64th Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
Rome (Italy), Hybrid Event, 25/05/2023
2022
63rd Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
(South Korea), Hybrid Event, 30/04/2022
2021
62nd Session Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries
Virtual Event, 17/04/2021 - 18/04/2021