UN Forum on Forests – 21st session (11-15 May 2026)
The UN Forum on Forests is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) with universal membership. Since its establishment in 2000, the Forum has set many milestones including the first UN Forest Instrument in 2007, the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN) in 2015, and adoption of the first UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 and its six Global Forest Goals in 2017.
UNFF21 is convened as a policy session, focusing on strengthening policy guidance and accelerating implementation of agreed forest-related commitments.
UNFF21 session documents
- UNFF21 Provisional Organization of Work – as of 15 December
- UNFF21 Provisional agenda and annotations (E/CN.18/2026/1) – advance unedited version
- Information Paper on Workload, needs and gaps of the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFFS)
- Note by the Secretariat: Policy discussions on the implementation of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030: including consideration of relevant proposals contained in the Chair’s summary from the twentieth session (E/CN.18/2026/2) – (to be issued by mid-March)
- Note by the Secretariat: Contributions of and enhanced cooperation with partners to achieving the thematic priorities for the biennium 2025–2026: (E/CN.18/2026/3) – (to be issued by mid-March)
- Note by the Secretariat: Means of implementation, including operations and resources of the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (E/CN.18/2026/4) – (to be issued by mid-March)
- Note by the Secretariat: Monitoring, assessment, and reporting: voluntary national reporting on progress in implementing the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030, the United Nations Forest instrument and voluntary national contributions (E/CN.18/2026/5) – (to be issued by mid-March)
- Note by the Secretariat: Trust fund for the United Nations Forum on Forests (E/CN.18/2026/6) – (to be issued by mid-March)
Intersessional activities
- Report of the Country-Led Initiative held in Türkiye: Forest Fires, Preparedness and Innovative Technologies – advance unedited version
- Report of the Country-Led Initiative held in Morocco: Community-based Forest management; technology and innovation; and sustainable finance for forests (to be issued by mid-March)
- Report of the Country- and Organization-Led Initiative to be held in Austria: Advancing Sustainable Forest-based Bioeconomy Approaches (UPCOMING)