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The study assesses the developments in international forest governance, including main actors and instruments; the forest-related finance landscape; the relevant current discourses; and the different governance designs with deficits and alternatives.

The nineteenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) (6 -10 May 2024) will hold policy discussions on the thematic priorities in support of the implementation of the United Nations strategic plan for forests 2017–2030.

Self-determination and Indigenous Autonomies Indigenous Solutions to the Climate/Bio-crises in the Amazon.

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A dramatic dolphin rescue by helicopter shows the power of technology to save a single animal. But to save countless dolphins, promote healthy ecosystems and activate a powerhouse weapon against climate change, the secret is to promote healthy seagrass. World Seagrass Day is an opportunity to renew global resolve to protect these incredible underwater meadows, which collectively absorb 30 times more carbon than terrestrial forests.

Economic and Social Council, Management segment 2023 (7-8 June).  The programme of the Management Segment meetings is structured around action that ECOSOC is expected to take on economic, social, environmental, health and related matters, including by recommendation of its subsidiary and related bodies.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The 18th session of the UN Forum on Forests (8 -12 May, CR4) will review progress towards the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 and its six Global Forest Goals, and discuss its work on capacity development, forest financing, monitoring, assessment and reporting, enhanced cooperation and coordination, regional collaboration, communication and outreach, and stakeholder engagement.

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests, established in 2001 (ECOSOC resolution 2015/33) is an informal, voluntary arrangement among 16 international organizations and secretariats with substantial programmes on forests. The effectiveness of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) in performing its functions and in achieving the objectives of the IAF is currently under review as part of the International Arrangement on Forests.

The eighteenth session of the Forum (UNFF18) will be held from 8 to 12 May 2023 at UNHQ in New York.

The eighteenth session of the Forum (UNFF18) will be held from 8 to 12 May 2023 at UNHQ in New York.

The 18th session of the UN Forum on Forests (8 -12 May, CR4) will review progress towards the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030 and its six Global Forest Goals, and discuss its work on capacity development, forest financing, monitoring, assessment and reporting, enhanced cooperation and coordination, regional collaboration, communication and outreach, and stakeholder engagement.