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Monaco conference spotlights Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

This week, UNFFS Director Ms. Juliette Biao attended the first Conference of the Forests and Communities Initiative (FCI) in Monaco. The FCI is the result of a partnership between the Prince Albert of Monaco Foundation, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, International Ranger Federation, Global Forest Coalition and International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity to promote […]


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UNFFS strengthens collaboration with Yale University

During the last week of January, the UNFF Secretariat participated in a series of meetings and conferences that were held at Yale University that week. The Secretariat participated in The Forests Dialogue’s (TFD) Restoration Scoping Dialogue which was held from 31 January to 1 February 3023. TFD holds multi-stakeholder dialogues to foster social learning, building […]


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Major Group support for UNFF11

‘Sustainable Forest Management: Designing the Vehicles for Securing the Means of Implementation’ is the theme of the Major Group-led Initiative in support of the 11th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests. The global workshop will be in the Park Village Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal from March 2-6, 2015. More information about Major Group event […]


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Expert meeting on Strengthening Major Groups and Other Stakeholders’ Engagement in the work of the International Arrangement on Forests

The UNFF Secretariat and the Canadian Forest Service are jointly convening a two-day expert meeting titled “expert meeting on strengthening major groups and other stakeholders’...

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Designing the Vehicles for Securing the Means of Implementation

'Designing the Vehicles for Securing the Means of Implementation', a Major Group Initiative in support of UNFF11. The event takes place between March 2nd and...

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Crafting the Path for Forests to Contribute to Sustainable Development

Major Groups organized a Major Groups-Led Initiative in support of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF). The workshop took place in Rio de Janeiro,...

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Applying Sustainable Forest Management to Poverty Reduction

Major Groups-Led Initiative in Support of UN Forum on Forests: Applying Sustainable Forest Management to Poverty Reduction: Strengthening the Multi-Stakeholder Approach within the UNFF. More...

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