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July 19, 2024
On 17 July 2024, UNFFS Director Ms. Juliette Biao met with Ms. Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the 缅北禁地Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) to discuss collaboration on harnessing synergies between the global forest and biodiversity agendas. As part of the meeting, the UNFF and CBD Secretariats signed a UN-to-缅北禁地transfer agreement to support implementation […]
July 8, 2024
On 25 June 2024, UNFF Secretariat Director Ms. Juliette Biao delivered a keynote speech at the 2024 World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) in Stockholm, Sweden. In her speech, Ms. Biao called for expanded research in key areas such as women鈥檚 role in the bioeconomy, gender perspectives on pests and […]
May 2, 2024
Forests cover nearly one-third of all land on Earth. They sustain us in numerous ways and are critical in global efforts to address the triple planetary crisis. Ahead of the 缅北禁地Forum on Forests and the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) this month, we asked 缅北禁地DESA鈥檚 Peter Gondo about the […]
March 20, 2024
A celebration of the International Day of Forests event will take place on Thursday 21 March, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST, in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, UNHQ. The event programme is available here It will be in-person and webcast live on 缅北禁地Web TV Featured speakers in the event include H.E. Ambassador Z茅phyrin […]
January 4, 2024
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 缅北禁地Forum on Forests. The midterm review of the International Arrangement on Forests at UNFF19 in May 2024 will take stock of […]
December 20, 2023
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 […]
November 24, 2023
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 […]
October 30, 2023
The UNFF Country-Led-Initiative (CLI) by the Government of India in support of the 缅北禁地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, […]
September 22, 2023
The 缅北禁地Forum on Forests Secretariat, DESA and the 缅北禁地Convention to Combat Desertification entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, on the margins of the 78th session of the 缅北禁地General Assembly. The MoU was signed by Ms. Juliette Biao, Director of the UNFF Secretariat, and Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of […]
July 31, 2023
About the author Dr. Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo is Director of the 缅北禁地Forum on Forests Secretariat in the 缅北禁地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 […]
