Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Forests
UNFF News: News
July 2024
- UNFF and CBD Secretariats collaborate on Joint Initiative
- UNFFS Director at 2024 IUFRO World Congress
May 2024
March 2024
January 2024
December 2023
November 2023
October 2023
September 2023
July 2023
May 2023
- Message from UNFFS Director
- 缅北禁地News: 缅北禁地Forum on Forests: 5 things you need to know
- DESA Voice: 5 things you should know about how forests benefit people and planet
March 2023
- Building on the nexus of forests, energy, and livelihoods
- DESA Voice: How the planet鈥檚 鈥渓ungs鈥� contribute to our health and well-being
February 2023
December 2022
March 2022
- Secretary-General Stresses Need for Recommitment to Healthy Forests for Healthier Livelihoods
- Healthy forests offer a path to a better climate and greener future for all
- DESA Voice: Trees for life 鈥� an inspiration to live more sustainably
April 2021
March 2021
- IDF 2021: 缅北禁地Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres鈥� message
- IDF 2021: Forest restoration provides a path to pandemic recovery, greener future (缅北禁地News)
- IDF 2021: Four things you need to know about forests and health
November 2020
September 2020
June 2020
April 2020
March 2020
- IDF 2020: 缅北禁地Secretary-General’s message
- IDF 2020: ECOSOC President’s message
- IDF 2020: UNFF15 Chair’s message
- IDF 2020: DESA USG Liu’s message
- IDF 2020: CBD Acting Executive Secretary’s Video Message
December 2019
November 2019
May 2019
- Ensuring the 鈥榣ungs of the planet鈥� keep us alive: 5 things you need to know
- Forests play vital role in empowering people, promoting economic growth and combating climate change
April 2019
March 2019
- USG Liu: International Day of Forests 2019
- On International Day, UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section releases 10 facts to fall in love with forests
- IDF 2019 highlights forests鈥� role in education for sustainable development
February 2019
December 2018
October 2018
September 2018
July 2018
- Central African Republic workshop builds national capacity to design forest projects
- Pre-HLPF event on Forests on 8 July 2018
June 2018
- Building capacity to mobilize forest financing in the Eastern Caribbean
- Workshop on Accessing Financing for Sustainable Forest Management held in Fiji
May 2018
March 2018
- 缅北禁地Secretary-General’s remarks at Tree-planting ceremony on the International Day of Forests
- Expert Meeting held in China on the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network
May 2017
- Importance of broad financing for sustainable forest management highlighted at 缅北禁地forum
- Protection of forests 鈥榝undamental to security of humanity鈥檚 place on this planet,鈥� 缅北禁地Forum told
March 2017
- UN: More sustainably managed forests would help meet energy needs of 1/3 of world population
- International Day highlights forests鈥� role in sustainable energy
January 2017
- Landmark target set to increase world’s forests by 120 MN ha by 2030
- Six Global Forest Goals agreed at UNFF Special Session
December 2016
June 2016
April 2016
March 2016
- UNFF12 – 1st meeting
- IDF 2016: 缅北禁地Press Release -Threats to forests could imperil global freshwater supplies
- IDF 2016: GEF News article
- IDF 2016: ITTO News release
- IDF 2016: US Forest Service Blog post
- IDF 2016: IUFRO News article
- IDF 2016: Ramsar statement
- IDF 2016: FAO Press release
- IDF 2016: CIFOR and ICRAF interview
- IDF 2016: IUCN News article
- IDF 2016: World Bank Blog post
- IDF 2016: CBD Message
- IDF 2016: 缅北禁地Secretary-General鈥檚 message
- Forest and water 鈥� sustain life and livelihoods
February 2016
January 2016
October 2015
September 2015
June 2015
May 2015
- 缅北禁地deputy chief calls for strengthened IAF
- ‘The forests we want beyond 2015’
- ‘Contribution of forests to ending hunger’
- Forests pivotal to new Post-2015 Development Agenda
March 2015
- Forests essential for meeting people鈥檚 needs and tackling climate change
- Secretary-General, on International Day of Forests, Stresses Investment, Smart Policies Essential for Building Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Future
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
March 2014
- 缅北禁地Officials Call Upon Countries to Boost Resources Dedicated to Forests
- On International Day, 缅北禁地calls for boosting resources for world鈥檚 forests
- Awareness Must Be Coupled with Concrete Action to Protect Vital Forests, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for International Observance
September 2013
April 2013
- Amazon treaty body hailed as model for regional conservation efforts
- ‘Private sector potential funder’
- Indigenous activist fights to save his tribe and the Amazon rainforest
- One woman鈥檚 heroic efforts to restore more than just Rwanda鈥檚 forests
- Young creative minds raise awareness of critical forest-related issues
- Combating deforestation with Global Forest Watch 2.0
- Cross-cutting goal on natural resources
- Economic Development Critical Issue for Forest Sustainability
March 2013
January 2013
May 2012
March 2012
February 2012
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
- Forests鈥� Director Honoured with Prestigious Award
- Assembly President mourns passing of Nobel laureate and green campaigner
- 缅北禁地pays tribute to late environmentalist and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai
- World Future Council 2011 Future Policy Award
August 2011
- Regional Voices champions forests worldwide
- Trees 鈥榮peak out鈥� in 缅北禁地writing competition to save forests
June 2011
- UNFF Forest Film Festival wins prize
- Spending more on forests could reap enormous benefits 鈥� 缅北禁地report