Preparations for the Midterm Review of the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF)
Background
Through its resolution 2022/17, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), based on the outcome of the seventeenth session of the UN Forum on Forests, decided that the Forum would undertake extensive intersessional activities in preparation for the Midterm Review (MTR) of the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF). The resolution called for these actions to be implemented in a transparent and independent manner, and in close consultation with Members of the Forum, as well as the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) member organizations and other relevant stakeholders. To facilitate this process, the Forum Secretariat hired consultants to assist in the preparation of background papers and assessments. These assessments and outcomes of preparatory intersessional work related to the midterm review, will be submitted to the open-ended intergovernmental ad hoc expert group on the preparations for the IAF-MTR, which will be convened in late 2023.
Assessment reports
Assessment reports are being prepared on the following areas:
- A. Actions related to the United Nations Forum on Forests and its members | AHEG Presentation
- B. Actions related to the Forum secretariat | AHEG Presentation
- C. Actions related to the Collaborative Partnership on Forests | OLI presentation
- D. Actions related to the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network | EGM presentation on the assessment | Study on Existing Resources for Forests | EGM presentation on the study
- E. Actions related to the trust fund for the United Nations Forum on Forests | AHEG Presentation
- F. Actions related to the implementation of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030 | EGM presentation | EGM Note on national reporting
- G. Actions related to the contributions of the Forum to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | Bangkok EGM presentation
- H. Actions related to the communication and outreach strategy of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030 | AHEG Presentation
- I. Actions related to the involvement of regional and subregional partners | Bangkok EGM presentation
- J. Actions related to the involvement of major groups and other stakeholders | Bangkok EGM presentation
- List of consultants
Midterm Review related meetings
- Open-ended intergovernmental Ad Hoc Expert Group (AHEG) on the preparations for the Midterm Review (MTR) of the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) | 10-13 October 2023, UN Office at Vienna (UNOV) | AHEG Co-Chairs Summary | Concept Note
- UNFF Expert Group Meeting on the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network, and Implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 | 20 – 22 June 2023, UN Office in Nairobi (UNON) | Concept Note | Co-Chairs Summary
- Organization-Led Initiative on the Assessment of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (OLI)| 22-23 February 2023, Rome | Concept Note | OLI Co-Chairs Summary
- UNFF Expert Group Meeting on the UNFF’s contribution to the 2030 Agenda, Involvement of Regional/Subregional Entities, and Involvement of Major Group and Other Stakeholders, 11-13 January 2023, Bangkok | Concept Note | Co-Chairs’ Summary
- UNFF Expert Group Meeting on Preparations for the midterm review of the International Arrangement on Forests, 17-18 November 2021 | Background Paper | Co-Chairs Summary of Key Actions in Preparations for the IAF Midterm Review
Midterm Review related Questionnaires
- Responses to 2022 Questionnaire on the Midterm review of the International Arrangement on Forests:
Member States Australia | Canada | China | Colombia | El Salvador | Guatemala | Jamaica | Kenya | Malawi | Malaysia | Mexico | New Zealand | Nigeria | Panama | Peru | Philippines | Romania | Switzerland | Thailand | USA, CPF Members: FAO and Regional Forestry Commissions | ITTO | IUFRO, Regional entities: ACTO Spanish, English | Forest Europe, Major Groups: Children and Youth - 2022 Questionnaire on the Midterm review of the International Arrangement on Forests (English | French | Spanish)
- Concise Questionnaire on preparations for the IAF midterm review (May/June 2022) | Responses
- 2021 Questionnaire on Preparations for the Midterm review of the International Arrangement on Forests English