The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is an inter-agency programme of the United Nations mandated to promote and develop constructive relations between the United Nations and civil society organizations.
The biennial report of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), The State of the World’s Forests, offers a global perspective on the forest sector, including its environmental, economic and social dimensions. This seventh edition examines progress towards sustainable forestry management revealing that some countries and some regions are making more progress than others.
Part I of The State of the World’s Forests examines progress towards sustainable forest management while Part II looks at selected issues in the forest sector, such as climate change, desertification, forest landscape restoration, mountain development, invasive species, and other issues.
The State of the World’s Forests is available online.
To visit the forestry page of the website of FAO, click here
The United Nations Forum on Forests took place from 16-27 April, to learn more click here, to read the report of the Forum click here.
Archive of this section