International Arrangement on Forests(IAF) - Intersessional activities
- 1st meeting of the Ad Hoc Expert Group on the IAF (24-28 February 2014, Nairobi, Kenya)
- Provisional agenda [ ar | zh | en | fr | ru | es ]
- Note by the Secretariat [ ar | zh | en | fr | ru | es ]
Compilation of Views and Proposals by Member States on the IAF (PDF 24MB file) | Webpage version- Provisional Organisation of Work
Ongoing intergovernmental consultations on SDGs, post-2015 development agenda, ECOSOC reform and financing sustainable development
- 8th Session of the OWG on SDGS - Forest Issue Brief
Relevant documents and information related to the 11th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests
- Provisional Agenda
- Members of the UNFF11 Bureau
- Intersessional activities on the International Arrangement on Forests
UNFF11 will take place between 4-15 May, 2015 in New York
Statements and Presentations
Documents
Journal
8 April [en] [fr] | 9 April [en] [fr] | 10 April [en] [fr] | 11 April [en] [fr] | 12 April [en] [fr] 13 April [en] [fr] | 16 April [en] [fr] | 17 April [en] [fr] | 18 April [en] [fr] | 19 April [en] [fr]
Statements made by United Nations DESA USG Mr Wu Hongbo
UNFF Videos:
- Archive of UNFF10 Webcast.
- Film Festival: UN International Short Film Contest
- UNFF Film 'Finding Balance' - now with subtitles in all Official UN languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish
UNFF10 News articles:
- UN forum endorses measures to improve sustainable forest management
- Private sector emerges as key potential funder of sustainable forest management
- New UN-backed monitoring tool aims to help combat deforestation
Forest Heroes, Innovators and Champions honoured at UNFF10
UNFF10 Photo's by UN Photo & UNFF Photo slideshow
UNFF10 Documentation
- UNFF10 Report [ar | zh | en | fr | ru | es]
- Resolutions: Working Group 1 and Working Group 2
- Official Documents
- Statements and Presentations
- List of Participants
- Side-events
- Ministerial Roundtable Concept Notes:
- Forest and Economic Development
- The Rio+20 Outcome and Post-2015 UN Development Agenda - IAFs - UNFF10 National Reports
International Day of Forests
21 March is the International Day of Forests by the United Nations General Assembly
This global celebration builds on the successes of the International Year of Forests and provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
- The UN Secretary-General's 2013 message on the International Day.
- UN Press release
- Raising awareness through film: UNFF videos on YouTube
News
- 3 Feb 2014: Integrating forests in the sustainable development goals - OWG8 side event by CPF & Finland - Speeches and Presentations
- 5 Feb 2014: My Forest | Our Future, photo exhibit reception (6:30 - 8:00 pm) | Brochure
- Brief Note on IAF Independent Assessment Team meetings (7-11 Jan 2014, New York)
- Major Groups meet on the IAF (9-10 Jan 2014, New York)
- Technical Meeting on Streamlining National Reporting to UNFF11 (14-15 Jan 2014, New York) | Summary | Concept | Agenda | Participants
Forests for People Awards
Awards ceremony:
Knowledge products
- Challenges and opportunities facing global forests and ecosystems
- UNFF Policy Brief Natural Resources
- AGF Study on Forest Financing
Economic Development Papers:
UNFF Workshops
UNFF has organized a series of workshops on various forest related topics such as:
CPF
The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) is a voluntary arrangement among 14 international organizations promoting sustainable management of all types of forests.
