(1st meeting) UN Forum on Forests, 21st session (UNFF21).
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.
Launch of Global Forest Goals Report 2026
Item 1. Election of officers
Item 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organizational matters (E/CN.18/2026/1)
Item 3. Policy Discussions on the implementation of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2017-2030 (UNSPF)
a), b), d), e)
Item 4. Initial discussions on the final review of the effectiveness of the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) in achieving its objectives
Item 6: Emerging issues
Introduction of Secretariat Note (E/CN.18/2026/2) (items 3 & its subitems a, b, d, e & items 4& 6)
UNFF Secretariat activities and achievements (UNFF Secretariat Director)
Item 3. Policy Discussions on the implementation of the UNSPF
Item 3(a). Progress in the implementation of the outcomes of the IAF midterm review - to be discussed as a cross-cutting item throughout the agenda of UNFF21 session.
General discussion on item 3
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 among United Nations bodies and partners with programmes on forests. It also serves as a guide to enhance the coherence and focus of the work of the International Arrangement on Forests and its components.
The Plan features a set of six Global Forest Goals and 26 associated targets to be reached by 2030, which are voluntary and universal. According to the quadrennial programme of work of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) for the period 2025-2028, the thematic priorities for the twentieth (UNFF20) and twenty-first sessions (UNFF21) of the Forum are Global Forest Goals (GFGs): 1, 3 and 5.
UNFF Secretariat activities and achievements (UNFF Secretariat Director)
Item 3. Policy Discussions on the implementation of the UNSPF
Item 3(a). Progress in the implementation of the outcomes of the IAF midterm review - to be discussed as a cross-cutting item throughout the agenda of UNFF21 session.
General discussion on item 3
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 among United Nations bodies and partners with programmes on forests. It also serves as a guide to enhance the coherence and focus of the work of the International Arrangement on Forests and its components.
The Plan features a set of six Global Forest Goals and 26 associated targets to be reached by 2030, which are voluntary and universal. According to the quadrennial programme of work of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) for the period 2025-2028, the thematic priorities for the twentieth (UNFF20) and twenty-first sessions (UNFF21) of the Forum are Global Forest Goals (GFGs): 1, 3 and 5.
Global Forest Goal (GFG) 1: Reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest management, including protection, restoration, afforestation and reforestation, and increase efforts to prevent forest degradation and contribute to the global effort of addressing climate change.
Global Forest Goal (GFG) 3: Increase significantly the area of protected forests worldwide and other areas of sustainably managed forests, as well as the proportion of forest products from sustainably managed forests.
Global Forest Goal (GFG) 5: Promote governance frameworks to implement sustainable forest management, including through the United Nations forest instrument, and enhance the contribution of forests to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Related Sites and Documents: UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21) website & Organization of work.
Watch the (1st meeting) UN Forum on Forests, 21st session (UNFF21)
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Global Forest Goal (GFG) 3: Increase significantly the area of protected forests worldwide and other areas of sustainably managed forests, as well as the proportion of forest products from sustainably managed forests.
Global Forest Goal (GFG) 5: Promote governance frameworks to implement sustainable forest management, including through the United Nations forest instrument, and enhance the contribution of forests to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Related Sites and Documents: UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21) website & Organization of work.
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