International Arrangement on Forests
The International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) has five main components: the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) and its Member States, the UNFF Secretariat, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), the UNFF Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN), and the UNFF Trust Fund.
Some of the key objectives of the IAF include:
- Promoting implementation of sustainable forest management (SFM), in particular the implementation of the UN Forest Instrument;
- Enhancing the contribution of forests to the post-2015 development agenda;
- Enhancing cooperation, coordination, coherence and synergies on forest-related issues;
- Fostering international cooperation, public-private partnerships and cross-sectoral cooperation;
- Strengthening forest governance frameworks and means of implementation;
- Strengthening long-term political commitment towards the achievement of SFM;
- Enhancing coherence, cooperation and synergies with other forest-related agreements, processes and initiatives
ECOSOC Resolution on the International Arrangement on Forests beyond 2015
Title |
International Arrangement on Forests beyond 2015 |
Imprint |
[New York] : UN, 22 July 2015 |
UN Document Symbol |
E/RES/2015/33 |
Resolution link |
UNFF Resolution on the International Arrangement on Forests beyond 2015
Title |
International Arrangement on Forests beyond 2015 |
Imprint |
[New York] : UN, 18 May 2015 |
UN Document Symbol |
E/CN.18/2015/L.2/Rev.1 |
Resolution link |
Other relevant resolution related to the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF):
- Ecosoc Resulution 2000/35
- Ecosoc Resolution 2006/49
- Resolution 1 of UNFF7 and its Annex – E/2007/42
- Resolution 2 of UNFF10 and its Annex – E/2013/42
IAF Inter-sessional activities
Members of the Forum at the 10th Session emphasized that various inter-sessional preparatory activities should be initiated for the review of the International Arrangement on Forests, namely:
- Independent Assessment of the International Arrangement on Forests
- Views and proposals on the International Arrangement on Forests
In 2015, during the eleventh session of the Forum, the review of the International Arrangement was concluded. Among other things, members of the Forum decided that the Forum should develop a concise Strategic Plan for 2017-2030 and quadrennial programmes of work to enhance the coherence and guide the work of the IAF and its components.