Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF)

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests was established in April 2001, following the recommendation of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).

The CPF has two main objectives: to support the work of the UNFF and its member countries and to foster increased cooperation and coordination on forests.

CPF OLI on Forest Financing Rome, 19 - 21 September 2012
CPF Paper on SFM submitted to UNFCCC 3 August 2009
CPF: Strategic framework for forests and climate change

The CPF is comprised of 14 international organizations:

Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Secretariat of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFF)
Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
The World Bank
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

For further information on the CPF and its activities, please visit the CPF website.