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National Forest Policy Dialogue Ukraine "Sanitary cuttings in Ukraine - problems and perspectives"

… At the request of the Ukrainian Government, a National Forest Policy Dialogue Workshop took place in Kiev … and research institutions, together with Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section staff and representatives of … and concluded that the sanitary condition of Ukrainian forests has a tendency to deteriorate due to complications …

UN says that growing more forest and the use of long-lasting forest products are currently the most effective forms of carbon capture

Forest products markets are doing well, with improvements … statement at Las2017, the Joint Session of the Committee of Forests and the Forest Industry of the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the European Forestry Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization …

Use wood

… Walking through a forest you will notice the different types of trees … of this invaluable ecosystem? Who is working to ensure that forests are managed sustainably? Over the past sixty years … in Geneva, to monitor forests’ status and strengthen the forestry sector in the region. To best promote sustainable …

Issue 4 2018

…   21 March 2019: International Day of Forests - Forests and Education, Geneva, Switzerland, … They conclude that the 25-year history of C&I work in forestry has had significant positive impacts, though … in the forest sector and policy and legal frameworks. [ news release ] [ meeting website ] [ project website ] …

Governance

… The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) and the FAO European Forestry Commission (EFC) work together to strengthen the …

Summer wildfire season is becoming longer and more destructive than ever – The UN Forest Podcast

… Every year, forest fires set new records. The 2023 wildfire season in … inherently bad, as they are part of the natural cycle of forests and contribute to maintaining biodiversity and the … Forest Podcast is a series produced by the Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section to showcase that the potential …

Wood energy on the rise in Europe

… participants of the 80 th session of the Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI), which is taking … Wood energy is addressed in many aspects of the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section’s work and specifically through …

Report on SEMINAR ON HARVESTING OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS

… Report on SEMINAR ON HARVESTING OF NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS The seminar on “Harvesting of non-wood … Menemen-Izmir (Turkey) at the invitation of the Ministry of Forestry and under the auspices of the Joint FAO/ECE/ILO … as a component of the total economic value of Mediterranean forests: first results of an ongoing survey by EFI regional …

Informal Expert Network on Urban Nature

… our existing green spaces and tree cover and ensure that new trees are correctly selected and successfully … 2022 Informal Network of Experts on Sustainable Urban Forestry (INESUF): Benchmarking Collaboration (Second … on Sustainable Urban Forestry)  | 16 September 2022 Urban Forests for Future-Proof Cities; RFSD 2022 Round Table [and …

As acidification of forests slows new climate-related threats to forest, ecosystems emerge

… In the 1970s and 1980s, acid rain and concerns about related forest dieback in many parts of Europe led to heated … on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) was subsequently established under the …

Second stakeholder meeting on the ECE/FAO Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy

… What priorities for the Forest Sector in the transition towards a Green Economy? … A first stakeholder meeting was organized by the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, in cooperation with the United … a series of thematic roundtables at the “ Orman 2011: Forests in a Green Economy ” joint meeting of the Timber …

Kyrgyzstan advances forest monitoring in support of the Sustainable Development Goals

… UNECE/FAO project “Accountability Systems for Sustainable Forest Management in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, Kyrgyz … climate change adaption, ecological sustainability and forests. To monitor progress a forest monitoring system is … the Kyrgyz State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry was very active in the past year and ran several …

Issue 3 2020

… week (2 - 6 November 2020) including: SDG 15 Day: Focus on forests in the ‘super year’ for nature and beyond (2 … WSL and the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment FOEN. New study looking at the state of Italian forests The … to be restored in  2020. Recently the State Committee on Forestry of Uzbekistan shared highlights on the …

Issue 1 2019

… 2019 SAVE THE DATE 21 March 2019: International Day of Forests - Learn to love forests, Geneva, Switzerland, … on Forests and and the Forest Industry and the FAO European Forestry Commission, Switzerland, Geneva, … which supports several countries in this process. [ English news ] [ Russian news ] Experts discussed the next UNECE/FAO …

Issue 3 2015

… and SILVA2015 is a joint session of the UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) and the FAO European Forestry Commission (EFC). It will be hosted by Switzerland … 10% in North America and by 5% in Europe. Consumption of newsprint paper in 2015 will be about half of what it was …

Green Jobs in the Forest Sector

… are leading organizations in the work on green jobs in the forest sector. The UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, based in Geneva collaborates …

International Day of Forests 2022

… fast fashion and high volumes of unrecyclable packaging.  Forests are critical to disrupting this “buy, use and …

Statement by Ms. Olga Algayerova, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

… at "Foresta2021" Joint 79th session of the ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the 41st session of the FAO European Forestry Commission Rome, 22 November 2021 (remote …

State of Europe's Forests

… The State of Europe's Forests 2011 report provides a comprehensive up-to-date …

UNECE and FAO support Kazakhstan’s development of forest sector Master Plan

Forests are high on the political agenda of Kazakhstan. The … forest sector, in collaboration with the Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section and international consultants, …