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… United Nations vision is of a world in which all types of forests and trees outside forests are sustainably managed, … for Forests 2017-2030 ). The joint ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section supports developing evidence-based policies …
Timber Committee renamed “Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry”
… Economic Commission for Europe has changed the name of the Timber Committee to “Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry” in order to better reflect …
International Day of Forests - Forests and Sustainable Cities
… Vertical forests, vertical farming, and vertical high-rise wood … Cities was a joint effort of the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, the UNECE Housing and Land Management Unit …
International Day of Forests - Forests and Education
… depletion, climate change, and plastic pollution. “The forest industries are paving the way for a healthier and … toured the paper cave during the International Day of Forests in Geneva. Read more . Launch of PEFC … portrays people around the globe who are in touch with timber and forests in their daily lives, and shows what …
International Day of Forests - Forests and Education
… depletion, climate change, and plastic pollution. “The forest industries are paving the way for a healthier and … toured the paper cave during the International Day of Forests in Geneva. Read more . Launch of PEFC … portrays people around the globe who are in touch with timber and forests in their daily lives, and shows what …
International Day of Forests - Forests and Sustainable Cities
… Vertical forests, vertical farming, and vertical high-rise wood … Sustainable Cities. This year, the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section has joined forces with the UNECE Committee on …
… air by between two and eight degrees Celsius, whilst urban forests filter harmful pollutants from the air and act as … second tallest building in London), discussed “super-tall timber”. He explained how wood construction involves …
Policy brief: Boreal Forests and Climate Change - From Impacts to Adaptation (EFR)
… Policy brief: Boreal Forests and Climate Change - From Impacts to Adaptation … climate change. More policy briefs of the Forestry and Timber Section can be found here . English Policy brief i …
Certification at the centre of debates as UNECE and FAO celebrate 70 years of cooperation on forests
… Eighty-five per cent of the world’s forests certified as sustainably managed are located within … forests and provides 1.2 billion m3 of sustainably sourced timber. The forest area certified by the two largest forest …
… consists of (a) collection, validation and dissemination of forest statistics on: resources, products, functions and … sector to a green economy; (b) assessment of the state of forests, sustainability of forest management and forest …
Forest organizations invite you to celebrate Europe's forests
… 2013 is a special year for forests, with many activities and initiatives underway to … be in parallel to “Metsä2013”, the joint session of the ECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission, …
UNECE launches data collection on pan-European forests
… Geneva The UNECE/FAO Timber Section has just launched its periodical enquiry on the state of forests and forest management in Europe. National …
Marianske Lazne +70: Celebrating 70 years of UNECE/FAO cooperation on forests
… 70 years of fruitful ECE COFFI and FAO EFC cooperation on forests. In May 1947, an International Timber Conference was convened in Marianske Lazne, former …
The International Year of the Forest closes with an eye on the future of forests
… Geneva What will European and North American forests look like in 2030? Will they store carbon, preserve … of America in cooperation with the ECE-FAO Forestry and Timber Section. Ambassador Betty E. King, Permanent …
European forests play key economic and environmental role
… European forests are central to climate change mitigation and … of the UNECE, which hosts the ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section. For more information please contact: Paola …
International Day of Forests - Forests and Water
… are organising the celebration of the International Day of Forests on 21 March 2016 at the Palais des Nations in … The event was organised by the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section jointly with the UNECE Secretariat of the …
Europe’s forests are expanding, but has the public noticed?
… Geneva There are a number of public misperceptions about forests in the pan-European region. According to national … to Ms. Paola Deda, head of the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, “we want the public to appreciate fully the …
Sustainable management increases Forests' carbon sequestration function in the UNECE region
… The UNECE region hosts an incredibly vast forested area: 1.89 billion hectares—twice the size of China … the size of the whole European Union. This vast body of forests plays a very important role in climate change … on UNECE Forests, coordinated by the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, show that this mitigating effect is most …
70 years working together in the service of forests and people
… ECE/TIM/DP/67 The ECE Timber Committee and the FAO European Forestry Commission … anniversary of the fruitful cooperation of ECE and FAO on forests in the region. Read more. … 70 years working …
Team of Specialists on Boreal Forests
… The Team of Specialists on Boreal Forests was established at Forêt2019 - the joint session … Sustainable Development; Advise the ECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section on any matters related to boreal forests …