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New Year’s message from UNFFS Director

On behalf of the UNFF Secretariat, I would like to wish you and your families a new year filled with joy, peace, and good health. 2024 will be a pivotal year for the UN Forum on Forests. The midterm review of the International Arrangement on Forests at UNFF19 in May 2024 will take stock of […]


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7th edition of Forest Financing Quarterly Highlight released

This week, the 7th edition of the UNFF Clearing House on Forest Financing Quarterly Highlight newsletter was released. The newsletter provides a space to share information about recent developments, upcoming opportunities, learning materials, and other updates related to financing for forests. The current edition highlights key developments at the UNFCCC COP28 the implications they have […]


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Monaco conference spotlights Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest conservation

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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India holds Country-led Initiative on forest fires, forest certification and SFM

The UNFF Country-Led-Initiative (CLI) by the Government of India in support of the UN Forum on Forests was held successfully in Dehradun, India from 26 to 28 October. The meeting brought together over 80 experts from 40 countries and 20 international organisations. The CLI was inaugurated by the H.E. Shri Subodh Uniyal, Minister of Environment, […]


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UNFF Secretariat and UNCCD Secretariat sign a new MoU

The UN Forum on Forests Secretariat, DESA and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. The MoU was signed by Ms. Juliette Biao, Director of the UNFF Secretariat, and Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of […]


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UN Chronicle: As Wildfires Increase, Integrated Strategies for Forests, Climate and Sustainability Are Ever More Urgent

About the author Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo is Director of the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat in the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.In June 2023, as thousands of wildfires raged in Canada, the skies in New York turned orange with haze and smoke. For the first time, New York topped the list of […]


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Message from UNFFS Director

Dear Colleagues, First of all, my sincere thanks to all of you for your incredible support and fruitful discussions at UNFF18 last week. For us at the Forum Secretariat, it was a pleasure to be back with all of you in person, and to hear your insights and suggestions on how we can support accelerating […]


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UN News: UN Forum on Forests: 5 things you need to know

The sustainable management of the world’s forests takes centre stage at the UN Forum on Forests, which opened on Monday at UN Headquarters in New York. Stakeholders from across the world, from Member States to civil society partners, will gather to discuss this critical planetary resource. Here are 5 key things you need to know: […]


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DESA Voice: 5 things you should know about how forests benefit people and planet

UN DESA Voice: This month, the sustainable management of the world’s forests will take centre stage at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Officials from UN Member States, the UN system, international and regional organizations, will gather to discuss this critical planetary resource at the UN Forum on Forests on 8-12 May 2023. Here […]


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Building on the nexus of forests, energy, and livelihoods

Join us on 4 April at the UNFF Bureau led event on “Building on the nexus of forests, energy, and livelihoods to accelerate achievement of the SDGs” at 10am – 1pm EDT in Conference Room 5, UNHQ, New York and also streaming live on UN Web TV. For more Information, including the Concept Note and […]


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