Extraordinary Session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions - Silva Mediterranea (COFO 27)

The 27th Session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO 27) and the 9th World Forestry Week 2024 will be held at FAO headquarters in Rome from 22 to 26 July 2024 under the theme “Accelerating Forest Solutions through Innovation” and will feature a number of events organized by FAO Members and partners.

The Extraordinary Session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions—Silva Mediterranea will be held on 25 July 2024 in the context of COFO 27 and the 9th WFW, at the King Faisal (room D263) and in hybrid modality.

This Extraordinary Session of the Committee is convened to inform Members of progress and to share their views on new initiatives launched since the last session in Antalya (Türkiye), 21-25 March 2022.

All working documents of the session are accessible here: 

• Agenda
• Unasylva special issue on restoration in the Mediterranean region - Information Note 1
• The State of Mediterranean Forests 2024 - Information Note 2
• The flagship “Restoring Mediterranean Forests” - Information Note 3
• Mediterranean Youth Taskforce report - Information Note 4
• Status of preparation of the Eighth Mediterranean Forest Week and the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions – Silva Mediterranea - Information Note 5
• Handover to the new Secretariat of Silva Mediterranea - Information Note 6