Fostering a collaborative environment for forestry within the United Nations system.

 

Mission:  To enhance human well-being through support to member countries in the sustainable management of the world’s trees and forest.

Goals • The contribution of trees and forests to sustainable land use, food security and to economic and social development and cultural values at national, regional and global levels maximized; 

• The conservation, sustainable management and improved utilizationof trees and forest systems and their genetic resources; 

• An increase in worldwide access to reliable and timely forestry information.

 Strategies 

1. Continue to execute its mandated roles efficiently and effectively 

At its creation in 1945, it was envisioned that FAO would undertake its work by serving as a facilitator, or neutral forum, for policy and technical dialogue; as a source of global information; and as a provider of policy advice and technical assistance. These continue to be the Organization’s primary means to carry out the forestry mission of FAO

2. Set clear priorities 

FAO is committed to maintaining a broad and comprehensive programme in forestry. This will enable the Organization to respond to the broad variety of requests from its members and will give it the flexibility to build new areas of emphasis as future needs and opportunities arise. The Forestry Departmentof FAO will, however, focus on activities that respond to calls from governing bodies or to international demand, as in the case of activities in support of the processes initiated at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environmentand Development (UNCED). Such priority activities are time-limited and when they are fully or partly accomplished they will be reviewed and evaluate

3. Build partnerships

 No single organization has the necessary financial resources or the full range of technical skills needed to address all the global forestry issues adequately. The FAO Forestry will strive to reinforce and/or establish partnerships with other organizations carrying out related work. In particular, FAO will seek strong partnerships among: • FAO Member Governments, universities, research centres and other institutions; • international organizations, both within and outside the United Nations system; • non-governmental environmental, development and advocacy organizations; • the private sector, including industry. Special attention will be given to fostering a collaborative environment for forestry within the United Nations system. In particular, emphasis will be given to collaborative leadership of the informal, ad hoc InteragencyTask Force on Forests (ITFF) in implementing the proposals for action of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests and successor arrangements