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Assessing forest degradation

A special CPF study on best practices for measuring forest degradation

Forests and Rio+20

Read the CPF’s Rio+20 submission

New CPF brochure

Read about CPF’s activities and achievements in 2011 and 2012

The CPF Sourcebook

An online database of over 600 sources for funding sustainable forest management

What is sustainable forest management?

CPF releases eight new fact sheets on SFM

Global Forest Expert Panels

Biodiversity, forest management and REDD+ ^{_{©FAO/Giulio Napolitano}}

The mission of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests is to promote sustainable management of all types of forests and to strengthen long-term political commitment to this end.

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UN honours forest activists, filmmakers and photographers who inspire action

A political activist working to safeguard the Amazon rainforest and a businessman considered the 'grandfather' of the Turkish environmental movement are among the winners of United Nations awards honouring individuals who have done extraordinary work to spotlight the special relationship between forests and people. In addition to five “Forest Heroes” from Brazil, Rwanda, Thailand, Turkey and the United States, the UN Forests for People Awards also recognized filmmakers and photographers for their creative efforts to raise awareness about forests and their contributions to people's lives. [more]

Achievements of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests presented at UNFF10

Istanbul, Turkey : CPF Chair and FAO Forestry Assistant Director-General Eduardo Rojas-Briales presented the achievements and activities of the CPF this morning at the 10th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests. [more]

United Nations: Celebrates the forests' vital, life-sustaining role

In a message for the new International Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: “By proclaiming the International Day of Forests, the United Nations has created a new platform to raise awareness about the importance of all types of forest ecosystems to sustainable development.” “On this first International Day of Forests,” he continued, “I urge Governments, businesses and all sectors of society to commit to reducing deforestation, preventing forest degradation, reducing poverty and promoting sustainable livelihoods for all forest-dependent peoples.” [more]

International Day of Forests: a 360-degree perspective from the Collaborative Partnership on Forests

In 2011, during the International Year of Forests, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) – a partnership of 14 international organizations and secretariats – issued a series of press releases on 14 forest themes, from biodiversity, to women and gender, to the fight against hunger, providing a 360-degree perspective of the world’s forests. The CPF is sharing this compilation of those themes on the occasion of the first International Day of Forests in 2013 as a demonstration of the CPF’s fruitful collaboration and its continuing efforts to raise the profile of forests. [more]

United Nations Awards: Forests for People

The United Nations Forum on Forests are calling for nominations for Forest Heroes and entries for short films and photos to share inspirational forest stories. Winners will be invited to Istanbul to receive their award at the 10th Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests to be held in April. [more]

Sustainable forestry: evaluating the health of the world's most renewable resource

Global – the international briefing interviews Jan McAlpine, Director of the UN Forum on Forests Secretariat and Eduardo Rojas-Briales, Assistant Director-General of FAO Forestry. They identify some of the critical governance issues that arise in the promotion of sustainable development in the world's forests and point to some successes in forest management. [more]

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2013 Forest Communicators Network

21 May 2013 - 23 May 2013

Estonia, Tallinn

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Description: The Forest Communicators Network (FCN) is hosting this meeting to help improve the ability of the forest and forest products sector to communicate effectively both within and outside of the sector. FCN is a joint-initiative of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Timber Committee and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) European Forestry Commission.

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Tercer Congresso Latinoamericano de IUFRO

IUFRO, CATIE [ufrolat@catie.ac.cr]

12 June 2013 - 15 June 2013

Costa Rica, San José

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Description: Del 12 al 15 de junio de 2013 se realizará en San José, Costa Rica, el III Congreso Latinoamericano de IUFRO (III IUFROLAT). A lo largo de cuatro días investigadores, académicos, productores, representantes del sector privado, comunicadores y decisores políticos, intercambiarán información y experiencias sobre temas críticos que están afectando a los ecosistemas y territorios forestales, sus recursos y su aporte al desarrollo en América Latina. El objetivo general del congreso es demostrar como las ciencias forestales están impactando los medios de vida, el ambiente y el desarrollo sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe. Bajo el lema "Bosques, competitividad y territorios sostenibles", el congreso destacará la investigación que pone a disposición de los decisores políticos información relevante sobre gestión y políticas a nivel nacional y regional.

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A special CPF study on best practices for measuring forest degradation

Read the CPF’s Rio+20 submission

Read about CPF’s activities and achievements in 2011 and 2012

An online database of over 600 sources for funding sustainable forest management

CPF releases eight new fact sheets on SFM

Biodiversity, forest management and REDD+ ©FAO/Giulio Napolitano

CPF News

Forest-related vacancies

News from CPF members

Meetings

Contact

Biodiversity, forest management and REDD+ ^{_{©FAO/Giulio Napolitano}}