One Forest Summit

📅 1 March 2023
Libreville, Gabon

Tropical forests provide an invaluable service both to local populations and to humanity by offering many resources but also by sequestering carbon and hosting biodiversity hotspots.

The summit will be an opportunity to make progress and renew the collective ambition regarding the preservation and sustainable management of forests, which are critical to tackling the most pressing interrelated global challenges, the forefront of which are climate change and biodiversity loss. The promotion of North-South solidarity, central to protecting these vital reserves, will also be a key element.

Building on the experience of previous One Planet Summits, this summit will gather heads of State and governments, leaders of international organizations, financial institutions, the private sector, international NGOs, think tanks and research centers, indigenous people’s organizations, and civil society.

The One Forest Summit aims to lead to new commitments and concrete initiatives on:

• Advancing knowledge and promoting scientific cooperation on forest ecosystems
• Fostering sustainable value chains in the forestry sector
• Unlocking innovative sources of financing including market-based biodiversity conservation solutions.

The first day of the summit, on March 1st, will focus on bringing together members of governments, civil society leaders, and scientific experts to deliver on these three topics. The attendees will have the opportunity to take part in ministerial events and side events related to the three pillars of the summit.

The second day, on March 2nd, will be dedicated to the high-level segment, uniting heads of State and governments on the topic of the Congo basin and the common challenges faced by the African, Amazonian, and Asian tropical forest basins.

Original Source: One Forest Summit