Description: This event comes as a follow-up to the 1st Asia-Pacific Urban Forestry Meeting, organized by FAO in China in 2016 and addressed to pave the way towards the development and implementation of a regional strategy for UPF implementation. The event will involve representatives of national and local governments, research and academic institutions, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), international and national development cooperation organizations, professors, researchers, urban planners, urban foresters, arborists, landscape designers, urban forest and tree specialists, government officials, and private sectors professionals from the Asia-Pacific region, North America, and Europe. The objectives of the meeting are to: 1) update countries on the current status of UPF in the Asia-Pacific region; 2) exchange successful stories and lessons learned of UPF policy and management; 3) follow-up on what discussed and agreed at the previous meeting with regard to the development of UPF strategies and possible long-term collaboration between countries and/or cities towards a greener, healthier, and happier future.