International Day of Forests and Trees

  Forest and landscape restoration is one of the most powerful responses we have to the overlapping crises of biodiversity loss, land degradation and food insecurity. Read more in The State of the World’s Forests 2026 . Follow the conversation with the hashtags:  #SOFO2026 #GenerationRestoration

This side event aims to position the Aravalli Green Wall as a replicable, finance-ready and governance-integrated model of forest landscape restoration at the dryland–urban interface. Related Sites and Documents:  Concept Note  &  Flyer . Watch the Aravalli Green Wall Initiative: India's Landscape Ecological Restoration Programme for Climate Resilience and Inclusive Growth (UNFF Side Event)! Economic and Social Council

The twenty-first session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21) will take place at UN Headquarters in New York from 11 to 15 May 2026. The session is convened as a policy session, focusing on strengthening policy guidance and accelerating implementation of agreed forest-related commitments. Adoption of omnibus resolution on agenda item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6 Item 7. Dates and venue of the twenty-second session of the Forum. Item 8. Provisional agenda for the twenty-second session of the Forum. Item 9. Adoption of the report of the Forum on its twenty-first session. First meeting of the twenty second session of the Forum (For the sole purpose of holding elections of Bureau of UNFF22-UNFF23) During the twenty-first session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, delegates will hold policy discussions on the implementation of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017-2030, including consideration of relevant proposals contained in the Chair...

The twenty-first session of the United Nations Forum on Forests ( UNFF21 ) will take place at UN Headquarters in New York from 11 to 15 May 2026. The session is convened as a policy session, focusing on strengthening policy guidance and accelerating implementation of agreed forest-related commitments. Report on the outcome of the informal consultation Introduction of the final draft omnibus resolution on agenda item 3 and its sub items (a) to (g), items 4, 5 & 6 During the twenty-first session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, delegates will hold policy discussions on the implementation of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017-2030, including consideration of relevant proposals contained in the Chair's summary from the twentieth session. The United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 (UNSPF) serves as a reference framework for the forest-related work of the United Nations system and for the fostering of enhanced coherence, collaboration and synergies ...

This event, co-organized by FAO with the Governments of Germany and Türkiye, will identify next steps and practical pathways for accelerating implementation of Integrated Fire Management (IMF) in the context of UNFF , the Global Forest Goals and the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017–2030 . Watch Scaling up integrated fire management: What next? (UNFF21 Side Event) Economic and Social Council

Side event of the 21st Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests. Watch Agroforestry and the Economics of Forest Stewardship: Reframing Forest Landscapes for Rural Prosperity, Climate Resilience and Restoration (UNFF21 Side Event)! Economic and Social Council