International Day of Forests 2014
缅北禁地Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon鈥檚 message for the 2014 International Day of Forests
This global celebration of forests builds on the successes of the International Year of Forests in 2011, and provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests.
A special event on the occasion of the International Day of Forests will be held on Friday, 21 March 2014, from 10:00 to 13:00 in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (CB). The theme of the event is 鈥淐elebrating Forests for Sustainable Development鈥�. [ | Programme of IDF 2014 | Event Flyer]
Celebrating forests for sustainable development
DESA News Feature Video on featuring Mr. Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, 缅北禁地DESA and Mr. Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Assistant Director-General and Head of Forestry, FAO
How will you celebrate the International Day?
Activities that took place on the 2014 International Day included tree-planting and other community-level events, and celebrations including art, photo and film as well as social media.
Governments, international, regional and sub-regional organizations, and relevant stakeholders have been encouraged to share information on their planned activities for the International Day of Forests by contacting the UNFF Secretariat.