“Building global capacity to increase transparency in the forest sector (CBIT-Forest): accelerating capacity-building, knowledge-sharing and awareness raising” is an ambitious project led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed by the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) trust fund of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Building on its lessons learned and achievements, the second phase of CBIT-Forest is designed to enhance the quality, timeliness, accessibility and usability of forest-related data in developing countries, in line with the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) requirements of the Paris Agreement.
In focus
Using land-cover information to monitor progress on Sustainable Development Goal 15
01/03/2024
This course seeks to provide a basic understanding of land-cover data and its use for monitoring progress towards the achievement of international agreed...
Video
FAO elearning Academy: Empowering Global Forest Monitoring
06/12/2024
Svenja Bunte, Programme Manager and Senior Policy Advisor in the International Forest Unit (REDD+), UK Government, highlights the progress achieved...
Pathways to forest data transparency: Best practices from national forest monitoring to support climate action
10/11/2024
Featuring successful examples from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean, this publication empowers countries to develop robust...
Events
28/ 11
2024
Enhancing national forest monitoring systems for climate action
Virtual Event, 28/11/2024
This webinar will showcase the self-assessment tools for national forest monitoring systems and jurisdictional carbon standards developed by FAO’s Forest Monitoring and Data Platforms team. Viewers will hear from country representatives about their approaches to identifying and addressing potential gaps and needs to ensure alignment with national forest strategies and climate goals.
26/ 11
2024
Learning opportunities for all: Strengthening forest data for better reporting
Virtual Event, 26/11/2024
This webinar presents the FAO eLearning Academy courses “Forest monitoring for climate action”, including the latest MOOC on national forest inventories. All courses are freely available to anyone who wants to strengthen their capacity on forest monitoring for climate action. Join us to learn more about the courses and hear from participants about its use in their daily work.
25/ 11
2024
28/11
2024
Enhancing Forest Monitoring and Collaboration: a South-South Knowledge Exchange
Hybrid Event, 25/11/2024 - 28/11/2024
The Global Forest Observations Initiative (GFOI) and its lead partner the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the Accelerating Innovative Monitoring for Forests (AIM4Forests) programme funded by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, are hosting this collaborative south-south knowledge exchange forum at FAO headquarters.
Partners
More from FAO
- AIM4Forests
- FAO and the GEF
- FAO Capacity Development
- Global Forest Resources Assessment
- Forest Monitoring and Data Platforms
- Open Foris
- REDD+
- SEPAL