In October 2000, the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations established the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), a subsidiary body with the main objective to promote “… the management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end…” based on the Rio Declaration, the Forest Principles, Chapter 11 of Agenda 21.
The Forum has universal membership and is composed of all Member States of the United Nations and specialized agencies.
The 14th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF 14) will discuss, inter alia:
- implementation of the UN strategic plan for forests 2017-2030, including the voluntary announcement of voluntary national contributions and UN system-wide contributions to the implementation of the global forest goals and targets;
- monitoring, assessment and reporting, including progress on the development of global forest indicators;
- enhancing global forest policy coherence and a common international understanding of sustainable forest management;
- progress on the activities and operation of the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network and availability of resources;
- and enhanced cooperation, coordination and engagement on forest-related issues.
VENUE:
New York City, US
6-10 May 2019
Original source: IISD
Published on 27 March 2019
